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Gardens Of The Morning Calm

Original title: Tulevalvajad

2023 | Documentary | Director: Liis Nimik

Quiet songs in unknown languages.

The fire attendant is present. She is aware that she is not omnipotent, at peace, because the fire must be guarded. She has agreed that everything will pass, she herself will no longer be who she was yesterday. She has agreed to her daily duty to quietly face herself day in and day out and to make friends with fire to survive. The film, which takes place through the lives of various firekeepers, looks at the life cycle of a person through several characters - Krete, Karep and Käsper, sister and brothers, who look at the world as if it ...
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Kui seda parki ees ei oleks

2023 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Aleksandr Heifets, Madis Ligema
2 Hours to Happiness

Original title: 2 tundi õnneni

2022 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Moonika Siimets

Poetical documentary film of the longing for and the search of happiness between Estonia and Finland.

More than 70,000 Estonians live and work in Finland, at the same time as their families, parents, children and homes are in Estonia. The documentary film speaks about adjusting to new conditions, sticking to and loosing one’s roots, the yearning for and the search for happiness. The film is a humorously wistful documentation of families living in the snowy fields of Lapland, apartments in Vantaa, on the staircases of shopping malls, at construction sites, hotel lobbies, and of grandchildren in the living rooms of Estonian grandmothers who are waiting for their children to come home.
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Local Urbanites

Original title: Lokaalsed linlased

2022 | Documentary | Director: Maria Uppin

In the documentary film we try to explore how difficult it is to carry out a bigger vision that would update Estonian urban space.

Is a town planned for cars or people? This question seems to become more acute every day. One such battlefield is the Tallinn Main Street project but similar fights are going on in almost every town in Estonia. In the documentary film we try to explore how difficult it is to carry out a bigger vision that would update Estonian urban space.
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Minsk

2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Boris Guts

Minsk. August 2020. Pavel and Julia, a young couple, go out at night…During 1,5 hours, their life changes completely.

Pavel and Julia, a young couple living in Minsk suburbs. They recently got married, got a mortgage for an apartment, and now are planning to have a baby. After sex, laying in bed in their cozy apartment, they discuss their coming future, recall how they met each other, joke and have fun. Couple goes out at night, to check Pavel’s ex-wife’s, Tanya’s car. During the walk, they end up in the middle of protests of the civilian population, which came out against the unfair presidential elections. Tanya, participates in these protests. Pavel tries to contact her, but her phone is ...
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Don’t Mind Them

Original title in Estonian: Ära tee välja

2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Kristen Aigro

Kristen Aigro’s short fiction film reflects the role of society in a time when far right politicians gain popularity. The film asks, what is the responsibility of the ordinary citizen?

A portrait of society when things take a dark turn. When democracy is in decline, will we attempt to rescue it or will we watch it fall? When people around us are attacked, will we step in or will we pretend all is well? There are more problems than anyone could count. But are we prepared for the consequences of our inaction?
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Tihumeeter

2021 | Other categories, Experimental | Director:

Over the past years, the forest debate has formed a cubic meter of newspapers. 7 governments have changed - the problem has not been solved. In terms of the country's area and deforestation volume, Estonia is Nr. 1.

Over the past years, the forest debate has formed a cubic meter of newspapers. 7 governments have changed - the problem has not been solved. In terms of the country's area and deforestation volume, Estonia is Nr. 1.
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Year Of The Pig

Original title: Sea aasta

2021 | Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

The film gives us a look into a year in our recent history, namely the year 2019, which polarised our people in politics and between generations. Without choosing sides and without unnecessary explanations the events shown in the film create a thought provoking story about a nations arrival to the end of the industrial age.

Monitoring a controversial year in the recent history of our country-the year 2019, an extensive visual essay of imminent serious challenges has been created by the author Raimo Jõerand. From winning the War of Independence to gaining freedom from Russian occupation during the Singing Revolution, we now have to defend our land from the brightest of foes, from ourselves. Will we be able to take on this fight?
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I, The Politician

2020 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Katariina Rahumägi

The director asks an Estonian politician a series of uncomfortable questions and tries to get insight of his everyday life.

A Michael Moore style documentary, where the director follows the politician around and later asks a series of provoking questions to revile the real person behind the politician.
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Kratt

2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rasmus Merivoo

Two city kids, zero smartphones, one village. When left at Granny’s the siblings find an instruction on how to build a devilish creature. The only missing puzzle is one soul...

When children are left at Grandma's without smartphones they’re bored to tears. That is until Granny finds them loads to do. She also tells them about a magical creature named KRATT that’ll do whatever its master says. When they stumble upon an instruction on how to build one they don’t hesitate. All they have to do now is to buy a soul from the devil...
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