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  • Legends of Winding Roads
    Legends of Winding Roads

    Original title: Kurvilise tee legendid

    2023 | Documentary | Director: Tarvo Mölder

    Several Estonians rally crews raced in the USSR team in the 80s. Every driver's dream was to make it to the team because it was the door behind the Iron Curtain. The rally legends have many untold stories about life as top rally drivers in the absurd Soviet system and on the world's rally stages.

  • Echo
    Echo

    2022 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Oxana Nayman

    Echo is a recollection of memories about life on the cusp of Soviet Union creation, post WW2, and how a family had to migrate all over the country in search for a better life.

  • In Between Realities
    In Between Realities

    2021 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Frederiks Sebastians, Sofia Jürimäe

    A reflection of the Russian media scene in Estonia through the eyes of its possibly most controversial representative.

  • Leonhard Lapin. Process
    Leonhard Lapin. Process

    Original title: Leonhard Lapin. Protsess

    2020 | Documentary, Portrait | Director:

    This film portraits Leonhard Lapin, a creator born in an Estonian small town called Räpina in the 1950s, who becomes one of the most outstanding avant-garde artists on the Soviet Estonian art and architecture scene. The film also reveals the creator’s worldview, beliefs and rebellious nature.

  • Interview with Valeria Anderson-Käsper
    Interview with Valeria Anderson-Käsper

    Original title in Estonian: "Intervjuu Valeria Anderson-Käsperiga"

    2018 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Teresa Juksaar

    20th century filmmaker Valeria Anderson-Käsper talks about documentary filmmaking.

  • Koma
    Koma

    2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Avdjuško, Peeter Simm

    Documentary about well known Estonian theatre director Kalju Komissarov.

  • More than Life
    More than Life

    Original title: Enam kui elu

    2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Indrek Spungin, Taavi Arus

    This is the story of the last genuine rock star and poet, of his work, and of the anatomy of a punk band.

  • Interview with Priit Pärn
    Interview with Priit Pärn

    Original title (in Estonian): "Intervjuu Priit Pärnaga"

    2017 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Eliis Paas

    An interview with animation film director Priit Pärn by Eliis Paas.

  • Linna hall
    Linna hall

    2017 | Documentary | Director: Kalev Lepik

  • The Dissidents
    The Dissidents

    Original title: Sangarid

    2017 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Jaak Kilmi

    Adapt or run!

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