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Architect Raine Karp has designed some of the most monumental buildings in Estonia. Yet he himself says that he does not shape cityscapes or create art — he simply solves problems. This film takes the viewer on a journey into Raine’s world of ideas and his creative process.
A middle-aged boyband’s journey to the top of the world. With Talharpas.
In the autumn of 1944, 16-year-old Elmar Suurpere from Saaremaa is drafted into the German anti-aircraft forces. His journey takes him from the Courland Pocket across the sea to Sweden, then — extradited — to a Soviet prison camp, and half a century later back to Sweden, where an act of asking for forgiveness finally brings long-awaited inner freedom.
Home is a place I once had to leave and my whole life is a journey to return there.
An intimate and cinematic journey into the life and music of Hendrik Sal-Saller, one of Estonia’s most beloved musicians, whose work has shaped the collective memory of a nation.
A group of Russian-Estonians navigates the delicate balance between cultural identity and integration, exploring the sacrifices and adaptations required to find acceptance while remaining true to themselves.
The punk band Velikije Luki stands up to Soviet power and defies hardships, until, with fortunate accidents and drunken bravado, it triggers the collapse of the Red Empire.
In the film we follow Jaan Malin on his journey towards the poetry slam and the "Crazy Tartu" festival. The curation of the festival and the practice of sound poetry introduce Estonian surrealism and Luulur's expressive work, which invites us to ask whether art must have a clear meaning.
Liina is a contemporary artist who explores marginalized women and discovers that, despite social differences, she shares a surprising amount with those she studies.
A teenage girl's eyes open up to the untold stories of women surrounding her, when she stumbles upon a photo camera on a vast garbage mountain in Delhi.
Three Siberian Estonian women are looking for paradise here and outside the borders.
Three different families, one from Berlin and two from Estonia try out having multiple partners at the same time. Coping with the lack of self-esteem and fighting with jealousy are here just the tip of the iceberg.
The story of Estoniaäs skateboarding scene spanning five decades, from the 1980s and tables made with vclay wheels in Võru to today's youth, for whom the whole world is open.
Where have the Estonian forests gone?
Documentary follows President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in the last year and a half of his term in office - as he grapples with the complexities of world politics and his private life.
A story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West.
As a student, the protagonist watches Emir Kusturica’s film “Black cat, white cat”, about the wacky life of the Balkans, and suddenly realizes that he has already seen all this in his childhood in Võrumaa. The short documentary was completed as part of Arts of Survival Documentaries programme within the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 project.
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.
Home. Your home. Your place. Your memories. Your belongings. In the blink of eye, it’s gone.
A captivating historical documentary with plenty of animation about the destiny of a popular Estonian caricaturist Gori (1894 - 1944) between the two World Wars when total powers leave less and less choices to the talented artist.
When this documentary reached the editing table, the British newspaper The Guardian, which reaches thirty million readers, featured an article by renowned chess writer Leonard Barden, “Pride of Estonia: Paul Keres, one of the best to never hold chess world crown”.
Film koosneb katkistest ja ebatäielikest 3D-skannidest Kõverdama elustikust. Need jutustavad loo paigase sellisena, nagu see kunagi oli, ja mis sellest saab.
The documentary portrays the acclaimed Song Festival conductor and music teacher Lydia Rahula.
A portrait film about Marju Länik, one of the best singers in the history of Estonian pop music.
When no public recognition at home, a gospel band Robirohi plans the tour to the source of gospel music, to perform at the halls of fame in Kentucky, USA.
Syrian girl tries to adapt in an Estonian suburb.
When love is the greatest torment, will art or play save you? A dramatic documentary about author Vaino Vahing.
A film about the young and bright Estonian para swimming star Matz Topkin, who knows how to dream big and cheerfully accept both success and defeat.
Estonian music is priceless, but his personality is very complex and contradictory. The authors of the film were above all attracted to the personality of the composer, driven by the desire to pull the mask off the maestro and show the real Rannap to the extent possible.
It has been several decades since graduating from school when Aljona Suržikova decides to find her classmates in different parts of the world. Her goal is to compare the friendsbook what was created in their youth with today's reality.
Documentary film sheds light on one of Estonian poetry’s brightest and most engaging personalities - Betti Alver.
It's David Vseviov's birthday - a day that becomes a journey through stories of time
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.
Documentary feature about one of the most influential Estonian surrealists, Ülo Sooster.
A spy thriller about an Estonian intelligence officer, who has to track down a mysterious Soviet double agent on the eve of WWII.
The angel will guide us.
The film portrays Estonian rally driver Ott Tänak, one of the most elusive athletes in the eyes of the media with highly reclusive character. His self-willed tenacity has forged this stubborn country boy with a roller coaster career into a driven WRC-pilot who for the first time has in reach the fulfilment of his childhood dream – to snatch the world championship title from the equally hungry competitors.
An old filmmaker Peep Puks has directed 61 documentaries and created almost 40 programmes for television. In this film, he looks back on stories of the first post-war generation of Estonia and the birth of the Estonian documentary.
The end of one act is the beginning of another. The documentary about Toomas Edur tells us an intimate story about the most outstanding Estonian ballet artist, his searches, changes in his life and adapting to those changes.
Maybe it is not earthly this road i have to walk, but how can i know if I am subjected to gravitation.
A documentary film about a composer Tõnu Kõrvits, his music and the people who are deeply touched by his music.
A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a maker of erotic movies.