Documentary film looks at a century of war, atrocities, loss and ultimately togetherness through the eyes of a woman who lost everything but love.
Nothing haunts you like the past.
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.
Orenda means an invisible force, a life spirit that inhabits everything living and lifeless: people, wind, birds, rabbits, stone. The one who serves Orenda and sings to it may receive its power.
The film tells the story of helplessness in the face of a repressive state, departure from which becomes a surreal nightmare.
A dark tale of what lies beneath the surface.
Christmas is-a-jingling to Lapland in 1984. Niina (28), a single mother drifts into the middle of an international missile crisis in Inari when the Soviet Union shoots a missile across the Finnish border. A drama-comedy of personal and national borders and boundaries
An observational documentary that portraits the Estonian island of Prangli and its small community, which becomes crowded during Midsummer. A week with endless daylight and charming folklore.
A magical tale about teenage-hood, repressed trauma, and the healing power of empathy.
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.
Sweden, 2018. A mysterious syndrome affecting refugee children is sparking concerns among doctors and politicians.
The story of internationally renowned German organist Anna and her Latvian husband Andris, the head of a major state-owned company in Latvia. After Anna's concert in Germany, they return to Latvia only to be met with news of Andris’s involvement in a corruption scandal. As media pressure mounts, Andris struggles under immense stress, while Anna must navigate between her husband's damaged reputation and its impact on her own career as a musician.
The Riga Circus Arena becomes a living, breathing entity, echoing the laughter and tears, the joys and sorrows of a love that is at once fragile and fierce.
Nestled in an ancient forest by the sea, the space creates a surreal environment: Are you inside or outside? Is it your movement or the nature around you? Does the architectural structure exist or is it just an illusion?
The corners, slopes, dead ends, and curves of the Tallinn Cruise Terminal prompted us to ponder the dilemmas of the achievement society. Should we push ourselves into a box, or should we dare to be wrong?
The film is inspired by real events from Sally Bauer’s life.
After installing many trail cameras to his forest, Finnish pensioner Hannu opens a unforeseen door to the Finnish nature and creates a true connection to lynxes living there.
On Spain’s Costa del Sol a Finnish family abandoned by a crime boss take their own back by stealing the haul of a major heist.
In a small town, we meet a group of teenagers who are all longing for freedom. But will their parents, the society and their own conscience let them?
In a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, young farmer Bjarni begins a passionate, forbidden affair with his neighbour Helga, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.
Minsk. August 2020. Pavel and Julia, a young couple, go out at night…During 1,5 hours, their life changes completely.
Matiss is way too young to be suddenly left to care for his partner’s nine-year-old daughter. A responsibility like this reveals Matiss’ true nature, inner demons and a lack of relationships based on pure love.
First document about a Tibetan meditation that preserves the body from days to weeks after traditionally considered death.
The story of an intriguing mother-daughter relationship and its repercussions for three generations of women.
Captain Fyodor Volkonogov, a well-respected and obedient USSR law enforcer, witnesses his peers being suspiciously questioned. Sensing his turn is approaching, he escapes and is soon on the run, hunted by his former colleagues. Vulnerable and hopeless, Fyodor comes to realize what he had been part of, and that repentance is the only way for him to escape the eternal torment of Hell. But time is running out and the manhunt is closing in on him...
Tales of a Toy Horse is a film about being human and its possibility even when there is war around you.
As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.
From the harsh, nomadic life on the tundra to an uncertain future with five children. Four years in the life of a strong and charismatic woman as vital, physical film art.
A film about life surrounding death.
Debut film of Chino Moya is a collection of darkly humorous, surrealist tales about ill-fated characters and their tragic misadventures.
A girl becomes a warrior in the military- and her own life.
The main character Stuart is not a perfect man as we all are. He can’t decide who or what dedicate his life to. Though, he has to make choices as all the temptations start surrounding him from all sides.
In an effort to avert the break-up of her family, Paula with her friend Akhim go to the jungle to find Santa Claus.
When Erna’s simple-minded son, Kalle, is conscripted for military service, she swaps identity with a soldier and heads towards the front to protect her child. While the world is at war, Erna fights her own.
The angel will guide us.
Two special agents are tasked with protecting the computer programme that runs a future metropolis. However, the ‘Soviet Union’ virus soon starts wreaking havoc. A delirious ride!
Crime thriller about complex relationships, small town prejudices and alternative lifestyles.
In the film, Mihkel and Veera dream of moving from their home in Estonia to Iceland. Events take an unexpected turn and Mihkel dies a painful death in Iceland, betrayed by his oldest friend, Igor.
"Look back with me and maybe you will find out something new about documentary cinema, which is nothing else but life after death." Herz Frank.
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 girl trapped between two worlds.
The story of daughter of a Cold War double agent.
A 50-year- old housewife, Manana, struggles with her dilemma – she has to choose between her family life and her passion, writing, which she had repressed for years – she decides to follow her passion and plunges herself into writing, sacrificing to it mentally and physically.
Meeting a swan may be an introspective experience, similarly to facing the nature of Iceland, its magnificent mountains, watery grasslands and powerful winds. For a nine-year-old girl Sól all this won't be a free choice since her family sends her away to the wild and lonely nature because of a theft.
Based on true events an epic story of one man's struggle for survival.
There is no space for secrets.