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  • Teacher’s lounge
    Teacher’s lounge

    2022 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Jorge Eduardo de la Brena Rodríguez

    Observational exploration of the teacher’s room inside a conventional high school.

  • Jaroslav
    Jaroslav

    Original title in Latvian: Jaroslavs

    2020 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Sandija Miglava

    Story follows a 9-year-old Latvian-Russian boy who’s learning in a bilingual program in Latvia.

  • The Circle
    The Circle

    Original title: Südamering

    2019 | Documentary | Director: Margit Lillak

    To change the world, one needs to start within.

  • 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.

  • 14 Cases
    14 Cases

    Original title: 14 käänet

    2017 | Documentary | Director: Marianna Kaat

    Film follows different age present-day Estonian Russians who are facing difficulties with their identities.

  • Little Resistance
    Little Resistance

    2017 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Ruta Pakalne

    Students of Ruila school are given the opportunity to be creative in-within school system which they still try to resist.

  • Gorilla Tourism
    Gorilla Tourism

    Title in Estonian: Gorillamajandus

    2016 | Documentary, TV Serial, ETV/ERR Serials | Director: Märten Vaher

    Documentary about the daily life of mountain gorillas and the local forest guides who mediate the gorillas to tourists. There are both battles with poaching as well as extreme poverty common to Africa.

  • India - On its Way Up
    India - On its Way Up

    Title in Estonian: India - teel tippu

    2016 | Documentary, TV Serial, ETV/ERR Serials | Director: Gert Kark

    Documentary introducing the accomplishments of the development activities of information technology in India through which the country attempts to get rid of poverty.

  • Myanmar - tarkuse tuulajad
    Myanmar - tarkuse tuulajad

    2016 | Documentary, TV Serial, ETV/ERR Serials | Director: Tarvo Mölder

  • Three Jewels
    Three Jewels

    Original title in Estonian: Kolm juveeli

    2016 | Documentary, Anthropological, Students film, TV Show, TV Serial, ETV/ERR Serials | Director: Gerli Nõmm

    Documentary tells the story of three women from different generations who all have dedicated their lives to the most ancient and endangered Cambodian art forms – Smot chanting.

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