buoyancy
A powerful journey to the heart of Indonesia’s Sumba island, where an activist confronts centuries-old traditions to rescue an 8-year-old child from servitude.
It is a fun insight into the life of a day center for elderly.
Story of a cat, looking for a place to call home.
Ave Nahkur, the author of the Ladies of Our Village (Meie Küla Eided) picture series, decides to make a change in her life and move from her home village in Estonia to one of the Spain's Canary Islands. The documentary tries to find out how difficult it is to leave all familiar paths in one's homeland and whether this decision can be right at all.
A mother and daughter with a painful past go to a monastery in Thailand together. Will the 26 days of silence filled with strict meditation help them to make peace with their past?
Truth is a relative concept. Depending on the point of view, everybody can be right.
Documentary about Estonian rock music as a birth-story of a fresh thought in the contradictional Soviet cultural space.
Portrait about Nadezhda, a street musician and a mother of nine, whose songs are full of love.
Two grand old masters, artists Evald Okas and photographer Kalju Suur, are recording the beauty of a naked woman.
This film's central theme is freedom - human and above all artist's freedom: artistic, spiritual and physical, observed retroactively by the author herself. This sincere and confessional biography examines the author's complicated and versatile artistic nature. Marriage to a loved one brings on a clear understanding of responsibility. You become positive, that happy co-existence is what allows a human being to feel free. It is because of that freedom, that you can take on new challenges and understand, that be it painting, writing, acting, or filming - your art is one whole.
In his searches in the world of dance, Dorian Supin meets the zest for life of elderly people, the dedication of amateur dancers and the polished performance of professional dancers. Dance frees the ancient power of creation in people.
Portrait documentary about Jaan Klysheiko, a legendary photo artist, book and magazine designer.
An intimate and fast-paced documentary-journal of two 18-year old girls.
Young people with intellectual disability perform both real and imaginary situations in their psychodrama group.
Documentary depicts one day in a schoolgirl Miina's life: we see her in her home farm near the forest, at her school and at a party.
Sculptor Maire Männik started her sculpture studies in Estonia but during the war she moved to France and her artwork was mostly created in Paris.
Documentary about 19-year-old Kerstin who has come to look for happiness and sell her body in Tallinn, Estonia.
The folksy comedy is the last one in the trilogy based on the works by Oskar Luts directed by Arvo Kruusement. Previous films of the trilogy are "Summer" (released in 1976) and "Spring" (released in 1969). In "Autumn" the main focus is on Jorh Adniel Kiir, the tailor of Paunvere, and his misadventures while getting married and buying a farm.
Short documentary about bicycling as a recreational sports.
The graduates of the class of 1982 of the Estonian Theatre Academy on a journey in the summer of 1982.
Portrait documentary about Jaan Vihm, a cinema technician in a rural area in Puka, Valga district, Estonia.
Peeter Tooming has combined the portraits of a folk dance teacher, a zither maker and a danseur - his documentary expresses the endless necessity to create and fulfill one's dreams.
Drama about a young woman whose life is saved by a doctor. When they meet, she will rediscover the meaning of life, death and love. Directed by Veljo Käsper.
The film directed by Leida Laius is based on the novel "Ukuaru" by Veera Saar, telling about a young woman who has to make choices in the name of her true love, home, and the continuation of life.
The first independent feature film directed by Arvo Kruusement is based on the story "The Spring" by Oskar Luts, depicting events of a school year in an Estonian church parish school at the end of 19th century. This lyrical and jolly youth story full of hope has been selected as the best Estonian feature film of all times.
The drama directed by Leida Laius is based on the play "Werewolf" by August Kitzberg, telling the story about love that will collide with superstition, jealousy and servility in a village during the times of slavery.
The drama directed by Veljo Käsper is based on the short story "The Girl in Black" by Lilli Promet. The visually enjoyable lyrical love story depicts human solitude and the way people relate themselves to religion. Starring Lithuanian film star Juozas Budraitis.
The first full-length feature film directed by Veljo Käsper depicts the first scientific experiences of a young astronomer. Majority of the film has been shot in newly established Tartu Observatory.
The first full-length feature film directed by Leida Laius is based on the novel "The Milkman of Mäeküla" by Eduard Vilde, contemplating the moral choices of a man and a woman in an Estonian village at the end of 19th century.