shadows of the past
This video explores the meaning of freedom through personal statements reflecting on past restrictions and oppression. By connecting lived experiences with present-day freedoms, the clip emphasizes the message “Never Again” and highlights the importance of remembering history to protect freedom in the future.
As the filmmaker seeks answers within the intricate layers of his upbringing, we are invited to join him on a profound voyage of self-discovery, where the true essence of home and belonging is uncovered.
An incorporeal Shadow takes up a dangerous adventure to save her frivolous owner from a cursed Beast.
Eden and Leo are stuck in a malfunctioning elevator, during this time they find the one thing that they have been missing for the last 20 years.
After her daddy’s death, Karmen commits an atrocious act against her half-brother and must now face the dark void of the universe, which can only be filled with love
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.
The short film is made by first year film students. It tells a story of accepting one’s new self after a traumatic accident.
Based on one of the longest running plays in Estonian theatre, “Eesti matus“ by Andrus Kivirähk, this is a comedy full of hilarious characters and unexpected situations where Estonian national-conservative view of the world clashes with more liberal European values of the younger generation.
Abdolhossein Rezevani’s dreamy documentary takes us down on the memory lane of the filmmaker’s life and the collective memory of Iran as a whole.
A cosmonaut will always be a cosmonaut. To the very end.
Exhibition manager of the KGB prison cells ponders how telling stories of the tortured in his daily life affects to him, in a story that flickers between reality and the past of the tortured prisoner.
This cartoon movie is epic road movie where our heroes must face festival hippies, forest creeps, sawmill workers and other dangers commonly found in the Estonian countryside.
After seeing a girl in the club Tom thinks they’ve met before, which they have indeed just in their past live where he betrayed her to witch hunters.
We never dreamt of a good life. We dreamt of a normal life.
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." Lao-Zi.
Adventures are going to begin when 10-year old city girl Eia is brought to mysterious Phantom Owl Farm for the winter holiday.
A stoic man living in seclusion, reluctant to let go of his past is reminded why.
Documentary about well known Estonian theatre director Kalju Komissarov.
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?
The story of daughter of a Cold War double agent.
Story about a young girl from orphanage who wants to let go of the shadows that haunt her past.
There is no space for secrets.
Laurentsius and Parikas. Two artists and two eras. One house. Cherchez la femme....
The authors of the documentary are searching for the formulas of integration and peaceful co-habitations together with the residents of post-civil war Sri Lanka – tea pickers, fishermen, sellers, workers of the tourism centre and especially guide Michael.
Journalistic documentary about the conflict between Israel and Palestine from the point of view of local Arabs and Jews.
An ex prisoner tells about his youth, when being a street gang leader got him 6,5 half years jail time, and along the way reveals the pain he inflicted upon his mother.
Anya is a good-looking, successful young graduate student. She gives lectures on Byron and has a relationship with one of the professors. One day her life takes an unexpected turn for the worse.
A horror film directed by Russian filmmaker Oleg Assadulin telling the story about young people who go to a night club built in a bomb shelter and will be trapped in a mysterious labyrinth.
Documentary by Liina Triškina about the year of 1939 that was fateful for the republic of Estonia. The film studies the subjects of freedom and critical situations, doings and undoings.
Portrait documentary about Andrus Elbing alias Babyface - a poet, rap singer and hip-hop artist with a complicated background.
The last work by film director Anri Rulkov, a short film with the elements of horror. The psychological drama studies the deepest subliminal layers of the human past.
Short film by Andres Puustusmaa about a blind girl, her father, a strange motorcyclist and human relationships.
Short film about the reunion of two former friends that results in turning the whole life of one man upside down.
Psychological romantic drama directed by Olav Neuland. The film is based on the novel "Corrida" by Teet Kallas.