excerpts from documentary films
Deep, funny and provocative story of a girl who escaped a hippy eco-commune as a child and became a cosmopolitan citizen. Who will save the planet if not the last generation?
Kārlis Lesiņš becomes a ‘citizen-investigator’ going on the road to find out why the construction of the EU funded and NATO backed 870 kilometers long high-speed railway line connecting the Baltic States to Europe is significantly behind the schedule, over the budget and at risk of stalling.
An experimental found footage melodrama composed entirely out of film footage shot in Soviet Estonia from 1960 until 1969.
Vello followed an ancient call and settled on a swamp island, his neighbors became beavers, eagles and countless other species who have found a safe habitat in this cradle of nature.
Documentary feature about one of the most influential Estonian surrealists, Ülo Sooster.
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.
A heart-warming portrait documentary "Shusha" explores in intimate atmosphere the daily life of Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich, the first head of state of Belarus.
Vahur Laiapea has recorded Estonians' projects in Afghan and the local life.
The story of degradation of the legendary Tallinn Linnahall from the point of view of a man together with his own story of life.
Portrait documentary about cinematographer, film director and teacher Jüri Sillart.
People of Kihnu island fifty years ago and in the year of 2014.
"Ballet Master", a documentary full of dancing, is a journey through the creative world of the internationally recognized choreographer Mai Murdmaa. Murdmaa is our guide and helps us see dancing as a medium for creating art. "Ballet Master" visualizes choreography but mostly gives it a meaning. Murdmaa's creative work and private life are inseparable. One ballet master, two different forms of society. One art - sacral, mystical, erotic, aesthetic - but so many difficult aspects before the creation can reach the audience.
Russian children study Estonian language with the Total Immersion Method in a Tallinn school in 2001-2012.
Linguist Tiit-Rein Viitso and the last Livonians.
Portrait documentary by Julia and Jüri Sillart about Enn Vetemaa - a writer, translator and composer; always an elegant man with a brilliant mentality.
Documentary by Peeter Brambat about architect Toomas Rein.
Estonian filmmakers with the director of the documentary, Riho Västrik, repeated Alexander Theodor von Middendorff's expedition to the less known areas in Siberia.
Documentary portrait by Peeter Brambat about Ants VIidalepp, an elderly painter and professor emeritus.
American film directors James Trusty and Maureen Castle Tusty regard Estonian Singing Revolution as the turning point of European history.
The documentary was finished before the presidential election in 2007; it opposes the speeches and interviews held by Arnold Rüütel during the Soviet era with the ones held during the period of Estonia regaining its independence.
Young people with intellectual disability perform both real and imaginary situations in their psychodrama group.
Documentary by Enn Säde portrays Jüri Müür - an important filmmaker in Estonian culture whose films are among the best ones in Estonian national filmography.
This is not an ethnographic film about a Finno-Ugric tribe, but a documentary about the decline of a nation.
A warm portrait about the adventurous life of Ljuba Hermann, the beauty queen of Saaremaa from 1931.
Documentary by Vello Kallaste about Hans Kruus, a historian and politician with colourful destiny, in the turmoil of historical events.
Documentary directed by Heini Drui and Paavo Kivine about the football team "Tallinna Lõvid" ("Lions of Tallinn") and about the attempts to shoot for the championship.
Portrait documentary about stage director and theatre lecturer Voldemar Panso.
Propagandistic documentary dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (ESSR) gives an overview about the achievements of Soviet Estonia in the field of economy and culture.
Documentary based on film chroncles, with the aim of opening up the history of Estonia and the daily life of Estonian people in the Soviet era.