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Kristo - Estonian boy who was treated in Canada

Title in Estonian: Kristo - eesti poiss, keda raviti Kanadas

2000 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Kristo visiting the Estonian Baptist Church in Toronto.

Kristo with a foot disability is visiting the Estonian Baptist Church in Toronto. The young man with his mother leaves the bus. They are walking to the Baptist Church through the silent suburb. Exterior views of the church building. Local old expatriate Estonian ladies are talking to Kristo and his mother. Kristo meets his elderly relative who is sincerely happy for the reunion. God's blessing is asked for the Estonians. Finally everyone enters the building of the Estonian Baptist Church Toronto. Kriso was operated in Canada in 1991.
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Expatriate Estonians in Australia, Film No. 2

Title in Estonian: Austraalia eestlased 2. film

1995-1996 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director: Lembit Blauhut

The second part of the film introducing the life of expatriate Estonians in Australia. Estonians recall their arrival to Australia and their first impressions of the country.

Ten expatriate Estonians in Australia recall their first impressions when arriving at their new homeland Australia. Arnold Perendi, founder of the Association of Estonian Union in Australia, recalls Johannes Kaiv and Arved Millen, people who were related to the early years of the Estonian Consulate in Sydney. Loreida Nichols who lives in Sydney arrived at Australia in 1927 when she was 14. She recalls the scarce working possibilities and that married women were not allowed to work. Astrid Sisask from Brisbane came to Australia with her parents in 1930s. She recalls the difficult economic situation of that era and the ...
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Paide - valge kivi linn

1991 | Documentary | Director: Olev Jaksi
Videoringvaade "Eestimaa" nr 3 , märts 1989

1989 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director:
NLKP peasekretäri sm. Mihail Gorbatšovi viibimisest ENSV-s

1987 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Peeter Simm
Why do the stars fall

Original title: Miks kukuvad tähed

1987 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Märt Müür

Documentary on problematic issues directed by Märt Müür whose film tells a story about diligent and successful heads of collective farm and how the Soviet system has unjustly harassed them, found them guilty and punished them.

The sincere documentary about the heads of collective farms in Soviet Estonia who have worked hard without being afraid of risk and responsibility. However, due to the pressure by the Communist Party, its authorities envy and out-dated legislation they had to pay for it with their positions, health and often with their lives. Vello Tire, head of Viiratsi pig farm, died at the age of 51; Tomas Sooaluste, the head of Gagarin Sovkhoz Tech School, died at the age of 43; Georg Suurmets, the head of Energia collective farm, became disabled. The author of the documentary, Märt Müür, discusses the ...
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Lake town Viljandi

Title in Estonian: Järvelinn Viljandi

1983 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre

Newsreel about Viljandi - a 700-year-old lake town.

Viljandi celebrates its 700th anniversary in the autumn of 1983. The newsreel shows the big event and the camera follows a legendary local resident in Viljandi called the Zither-Ott who talks to the town people, plays the zither, visits the antique book store and an outdoor theatrical play by Ugala Theatre in the castle hills, Viljandi. The filmmakers also visit the match factory, industry of leather accessories "Linda" as well as the pork processing factory in Viiratsi. They also go to a chess competition and a lake race. The emotional newsreel is well brought together by Zither-Ott's walk and his ...
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Nüüdisküla majandusliku ja sotsiaalse arengu päevaprobleemidest

1981 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Heli Speek
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Sooleib

1978 | Documentary | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre
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Väike-Õismäe elamurajoon Tallinnas

1976 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Valeria Anderson, Jüri Müür