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  • Englas. Old Warrior
    Englas. Old Warrior

    Original title: Englas. Vana sõdur

    2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Simm

    This is the story of the two times wrestling World Champion August Englas.

  • Unt´s hour
    Unt´s hour

    Original title: Unditund

    2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Avdjuško

    One of the most extraordinary personas in Estonian cultural history is undoubtedly the writer, director, publicist, lecturer and a public figure Mati Unt.

  • EINASTO 11577
    EINASTO 11577

    Original title: EINASTO 11577

    2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Helle Karis

    The film project "EINASTO 11577" is dedicated to one of the famous "stars" in Estonia, the academician Jaan Einasto.

  • Ustavus raamatule. Aleksander Sibula aeg
    Ustavus raamatule. Aleksander Sibula aeg

    2014 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Vallo Kepp

  • Flowers from the Mount of Olives
    Flowers from the Mount of Olives

    Original title: Õlimäe õied

    2013 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Heilika Pikkov

    Isiklik ja intiimne lugu Jeruusalemmas asuvast Õlimäe kloostrist ja erakordse elusaatusega eestlannast, nunn ema Ksenijast. Heilika Pikkov’s feature length creative documentary „Flowers from the Mount of Olives“ was shot within two years at The Mount of Olives Convent of the Ascension of Our Lord in Jerusalem.

  • Not my Land
    Not my Land

    2013 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Aljona Suržikova

  • Paper Town
    Paper Town

    Original title: Paberist linn

    2013 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi

    Gentlemen with grand ideas look into the past and future of Narva: Fyodor is recreating the past of Narva out of cardboard in a degrading town hall; Mats Gabrielsson wants to turn Narva into a new Hong Kong in the future.

  • To Breathe as One
    To Breathe as One

    Original title: Üheshingamine

    2013 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Maureen Castle Tusty

  • Love remains, love returns
    Love remains, love returns

    Original title: Armud jäänud, armud tulnud

    2012 | Documentary | Director: Tõnu Virve

    Vahur Linnuste, an expatriate Estonian living in Paris, has promoted Estonian spirit, nation and culture abroad for many decades. He tells his colourful story of life and expresses his opionion about the backgrounds of politics in Europe and the whole world that have influenced the development of the Republic of Estonia.

  • Sinine kõrb
    Sinine kõrb

    2012 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ruti Murusalu

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