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  • Arvo Pärt - Even if I lose everything
    Arvo Pärt - Even if I lose everything

    Original title: Arvo Pärt - isegi kui ma kõik kaotan

    2015 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

    “Even if I lose everything…,“ Arvo Pärt has written in his workbook. He calls the diary his workbooks. In the course of decades, along with work at musical texts, he has filled those workbooks with his contemplations, with his moments of grief and joy, with his finds, discoveries, worries and experience – with everything that might be called the inner life of an artist.

  • Heino Eller - Quinta Essentia
    Heino Eller - Quinta Essentia

    Original title: Heino Eller. Quinta Essentia

    2013 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

    The biographical documentary about the renowned composer and lecturer Heino Eller also serves as a part of cultural history of Estonia. While following the story, we experience the most dramatic and cheerful moments of his life and Estonian history.

  • Headwind Hall
    Headwind Hall

    Original title: Vastutuulesaal

    2007 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Priit Valkna

  • Pärnography
    Pärnography

    Original title: Mees animatsoonist

    2005 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Hardi Volmer

    "Pärnography" is a great introduction to the works of Pärn and serves as a great portrait film about the 'man from animazone'.

  • Tormis' Sledge of Song
    Tormis' Sledge of Song

    Runic Songs of Tormis

    2005 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Sulev Keedus

    Documentary by Sulev Keedus about composer Veljo Tormis who has studied and created runic songs for about fifty years. The film introduces Tormis's thoughts and activities as well as the production of his musical piece "Estonian ballads".

  • Alchemist of Coal - A Film around Jaan Kross
    Alchemist of Coal - A Film around Jaan Kross

    Original title: Söerikastaja

    2004 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Simm

  • Arvo Pärt. 24 Preludes for a Fugue
    Arvo Pärt. 24 Preludes for a Fugue

    Original title: Arvo Pärt. 24 prelüüdi ühele fuugale

    2002 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

    Dorian Supin's documentary about Arvo Pärt records the composer's life and creative activities during the two productive years together with Pärt's recollections of the past.

  • Cecilia
    Cecilia

    The original title "Cecilia"

    2001 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

    Arvo Pärts´s work Cecilia, Vergine Romana was commissioned by the Agency of Preparations for Holy Years in Roma, appointed by the Pope.

  • Orient Occident
    Orient Occident

    2001 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

    Arvo Pärt´s work Orient Occident was commissioned for the Berliner Festwochen and the premiere was on September 2000 in Berlin.

  • Your Name
    Your Name

    Original title: Sinu nimi

    2001 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

    Arvo Pärt´s work, "... which was the son of..." was pecially commissioned for the contcert tour of European capitals of culture in 2000.

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