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Walker on Water

Original title: Vetelkõndija

2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Anu Aun

A documentary about being a woman, told through the life and work of Estonia’s most beloved and internationally most known contemporary poetess Kristiina Ehin.

There’s a character in poetess and prose writer Kristiina Ehin’s book “The Last of the Monogamists” who walks on water. This person is looking for two things in life – love and truth. She is someone who still believes in miracles and is able to make them happen. Someone who’s not afraid to set challenges for herself and meet them... She is Kristiina, herself. Kristiina’s tragically playful figure is filmogenic both inwardly and outwardly. Her girlish, almost nymph-like appearance seems to imply an equally fragile personality. Kristiina’s sparkling eyes and modest smile hide an extraordinarily sharp pen, deep sense of ...
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The Tour of Dreams

Original title: Unistus Ameerika tuurist

2021 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Madis Ligema, Taavi Arus

When no public recognition at home, a gospel band Robirohi plans the tour to the source of gospel music, to perform at the halls of fame in Kentucky, USA.

This documentary is a film about bluegrass, gospel and god, in one of the most secular countries in the world. "Robirohi" is not a very well known band in Estonia. Most of their concerts are held in churches and congregations, their soulful music gets little plays on non-christian radio stations. Nearly all band members have felt enlightenment: "It is as if a warm wave of light passes through all your body". All members but one. The band would love to be famous one day – but is gospel the right path to take? They book their dream tour to America, ...
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Kodumaa karjed

2019 | Documentary | Director: Marta Pulk

Who's the man waving the flag?

Most powerful speeches and thoughts from demonstrations gathered into one essay to inspect – what troubles people and do they have a say?
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Lotte and the Lost Dragons

Original title: Lotte ja kadunud lohe

2019 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Janno Põldma, Heiki Ernits

We all come from our childhood.

In this third film of the series of Lotte films that children know and love, the spirited girl dog Lotte gets a little sister named Roosi. Karl the raccoon and Viktor the fish are scientists who come to Gadgetville. They are taking part in a big folk song collecting competition. Whoever succeeds in recording the folk song of the world’s oldest animal species, the mythical fire-breathing dragon, wins the competition’s grand prize. Lotte and Roosi decide to help the scientists. Exciting and unexpected adventures await the sisters.
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Music to My Lyrics

Original title in Estonian: Muusika mu sõnadele

2019 | Students film, TV Show | Director: Andres Tarto

TV-show made by Siim-Martin Kaasik, Andres Tarto ja Kirsi Lattu, is about lyrics and writing music.

TV-show where two bands write a song to the same lyrics, which have been written specially for these bands by a well-known author. Both bands have three hours to write a new song. In the end both bands perform the song and musicians from the other band and the author of the lyrics share their first impressions.
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Cante

2018 | Students film, Animation | Director: Teresa Baroet

A modern man coming to grips with his own existence through the medium of tradition.

An anonymous man, alone in a sterile environment of an office, comes to grips with his own existence through the medium of tradition. He hears Cante Alentejano, a traditional singing that guides him through the monotonous meaningless gestures of modern daily work and society.
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The Missed Wonder

Original title: Tabamata ime

2017 | Documentary | Director: Eret Kuusk
Three Jewels

Original title in Estonian: Kolm juveeli

2016 | Documentary, Anthropological, Students film, TV Show | Director: Gerli Nõmm

Documentary tells the story of three women from different generations who all have dedicated their lives to the most ancient and endangered Cambodian art forms – Smot chanting.

Documentary film „Three Jewels“ tells the story about hopes and dreams of three Cambodian women of different generations. They are all connected by the same passion – the passion for traditional Khmer dharma chanting/Smot chanting. Our main character Srey Oun is a 35-year-old woman who has stayed single, and given up her dream of studying traditional music in Phnom Penh, to stay with her old parents and help them with backbreaking household works. 25 year-old Srey Pov, on the other hand, has it all – she is a famous Smot chanter and owns a business that enables her to support ...
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INSIDE + OUT

2013 | Students film, Music video | Director: Ivan Pavljutškov

Student Ivan Pavljutskov’s short film tells a story about 4 band members, who one day decided that it’s never too late to start to change.

A story about 4 band members of one hip+hop band, who one day decided to change everything. They went inside the elevator…
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All Musicians Are Bastards

Original title: Kõik muusikud on kaabakad

2012 | Feature film, Full length feature, Students film | Director: Heleri Saarik

The full-length feature is the debut film directed by Heleri Saarik. The film is a visual love-letter to music, an impressionistic drama about the deams of young generations. Besides the bitter love story, the film expresses protesting against the confusion both in society and in the protagonists of the film.

Leila is a singer with an interesting voice, fascinated by surreal electronic sounds instead of conventional jazz. Unfortunately, avant garde won't pay rent so Leila gets involved in various forms of buying, selling, and offering services in the most unexpected places and situations. Self-destructive lifestyle and cruel rivarly in music business make Leila think about the line between the two different realities - the illusory ghost world and the real society where human relationships are used in order to get access into the lonely and desolate world of things, prestige and public attention.
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