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  • Big Swamp
    Big Swamp

    Original title

    2022 | Nature, Documentary | Director: Remek Meel

    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.

  • On The Water
    On The Water

    Original title: Vee peal

    2020 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Peeter Simm

    The film talks about boyhood, friendship, first love, loss of loved ones, self-discovery, and coming of age. Despite the brutality and tragedy, it is a warm and humorous story of caring, humanity, and love.

  • The Last Ones
    The Last Ones

    2020 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Veiko Õunpuu

    A car crash in slow motion, a love letter to a disappearing world.

  • Life24
    Life24

    Original title: Elu24

    2019 | Cartoon, Animation | Director: Kristjan Holm

    Confirmed barchelor Einar Jernskjegg wins the lottery.

  • A Life Dreamed, A Dream Lived
    A Life Dreamed, A Dream Lived

    Original title in Estonian: "Prangli. Ilmsi ja ulmsi"

    2018 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Hõbe Ilus

    A poetic portrait about a small island.

  • Fish
    Fish

    Original title: Kala

    2018 | Short, Feature film | Director: Jaan Toomik

    Life passed on from generation to generation can often turn out to be a cruel paradox.

  • Long Live the Scandals!
    Long Live the Scandals!

    Original title: Elagu skandaalid ja kollased sandaalid

    2018 | Documentary | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

    Documentary about Estonian contemporary artist Leonhard Lapin.

  • Landscape patterns
    Landscape patterns

    Original title: Maastiku mustrid

    2014 | Nature, Documentary | Director: Riho Västrik

    The diversity of Estonian landscapes is like a unique patchwork quilt. It is loved by local fauna and is a part of the Estonian genetic code.

  • One day on the ice
    One day on the ice

    Original title (in Estonian): "Päev jääl"

    2012 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Ivan Panasjuk

  • Siberian Vacation
    Siberian Vacation

    Original title: Puhkus Siberis

    2011 | Observation, Documentary | Director: Liivo Niglas

    Documentary by ethnologist Liivo Niglas about the reunion of relatives in an Estonian village in Siberia in summer 2010.

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