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The Last Relic

2023 | Documentary | Director: Marianna Kaat

Filmed over four years in the provincial city of Yekaterinburg, The Last Relic is a stark cinematic portrait of the absurdity of life in Russia where the majority dreams of restoring imperial glory and a handful of opposition activists desperately resists Putin’s relentless march towards a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A spirited 20-year-old Left Block activist tries to find common ground among Russia’s political activists and opposition groups, hoping to bring positive changes to society. Filmed over four years in the provincial city of Yekaterinburg, The Last Relic is a stark cinematic portrait of the absurdity of life in Russia where the majority dreams of restoring imperial glory and a handful of open-minded people desperately resists Putin’s relentless march towards a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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True

Original title: Omad

2018 | Feature film, Short | Director: Marta Pulk

In this cold world one innocent joke is enough to release an avalanche of an argument.

In a transforming country between old and new, an old man drops an inappropriate joke in the doctors waiting room. This releases an avalanche of debate between five perfect strangers, full of unexpected twists. With a dark sense of humour the movie deals with living in a changing world where absolutely no one gets to feel comfortable.
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St. John’s Day

Original title: Jaanipäev

2017 | Documentary | Director: Aleksandr Heifets, Jaak Kilmi

On the day preceding the St. John’s celebration, tens of thousands of people wait for hours in a queue that stretches for kilometers, in order to board the barge that will take them to the island Saaremaa.

Every bona fide Estonian has met the midsummer solistice on the island of Saaremaa - anyone who has not can’t possibly know what St. John’s celebration is truly about. On the day preceding the holiday, tens of thousands of people wait for hours in a queue that stretches for kilometers, in order to board the barge that will take them to the island. The film portrays those who are impatiently waiting to leave the continent and the locals who will stay. The villagers cannot imagine life without the queue - they've grown up with it, some have made fortunes capitalizing on ...
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Three August Days

Original title: Kolm päeva augustis

2017 | Feature film, Short | Director: Madli Lääne

In the midst of the political upheaval of the early 1990s in Soviet Union, an Estonian girl and a Russian boy reach across cultural lines to unite over a shared bottle of American soda.
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Queue

Original title: Järjekord

2014 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Aleksandr Heifets, Jaak Kilmi

Jaak Kilmi and Aleksandr Heifets portray seemingly random group of people who for some or another reason stand, sit or lie down while waiting in a shop queue.

In September 2013 the first H&M store opened its doors in Tallinn, Estonia. Young people grown up in the independent Estonia start gathering behind the store door already the previous night since they find queueing something exciting and romantic. At the same time, the oldest resident of Palumõisa village - Hilda Veski - walks to the grocery bus stop on the other side of Estonia. While following young girl Milena who lives in Tallinn and is waiting for the opening of the big clothing store as well as the old woman living in the countryside and taking care of her ...
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Eesti Filmikroonika

1990 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Mihhail Dorovatovski
Garage

Title in Estonian: Garaaž

1987 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Toomas Lepp

Documentary about the lack of garages at the end of 1980s.

The increasing number of cars causes the lack of garages. The documentary studies problems related to garage construction, especially in Tartu. Comments by Rein Kams, head of department of the executive committee in Tartu; jurist Silvi Lill; Rein Metsnik, professor of the institute of information; Andres Leesment, head of department of the state construction committee; Raal Kivi, the chief architect of Tartu; Valdur Seesmaa, head of the construction service government in Tartu; Jüri Alakivi, head of the construction trust in Tartu; Härm Ruuse, chairman of a garage cooperative in Tallinn.
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Vanalinnapäevad

1986 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Heini Drui
Nõukogude Eesti

1985 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Heli Speek
The Feast of St John

Original title: Jaanipäev

1978 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt
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