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The Anniversary

2010 | Students film, Short | Director: Julia K. Jacobsen

Jane and John's marriage is not happy. The woman suffers from her husband's inattention, indifference and possible setbacks. The opportunity for revenge arises unexpectedly on the wedding anniversary, but that the consequence is unpredictable.
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Inherent Obligations

Original title: Kaasasündinud kohustused

2008 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Rao Heidmets
Lembit Saarts

2006 | Documentary | Director: Rein Raamat, Helvi Raamat

Documentary by Rein Raamat about artist Lembit Saarts, the practitioner of the painting tradition of Pallas School.

The artist personality of Lembit Saarts (1924-2016) developed in Pallas Art School. The best part of its painting tradition has been transferred into Saarts's work, thus becoming one of the most poetic painters in Estonian art history. The documentary shows Lembit's friends, his contemporary Heldur Viires and writer Mart Kivastik from younger generation who share their stories about the painter. Saarts contemplates on life and art. Also, his partner Eeva Anti and art historian Tiiu Talvistu speak about Lembit. The film is about an artist who after returning to Estonia from Siberia in late 1950s found his artist identity in ...
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Still Life with Wife

Original title: Vaikelu naisega

2006 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kersti Uibo

Documentary on an aging couple amd the mundanity of their lives.

An unusual couple lives in an urban backwater. Married now for over a quarter of a century, their endless sniping never intensifies into the major quarrel that would resolve everything. This constant tension helps the man to paint and gives the woman a reason for living.
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Set Point

We Will Not Sleep Tonight

2004 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ilmar Taska

The debut film directed by Ilmar Taska is a criminal drama about people who are about to lose themselves for luxurious life. Starring supermodel Carmen Kass and Finnish film star Peter Franzen.

The financially secured marriage of Harri and Evelin is about to fall apart. One summer night, Evelin happens to witness a murder when she is strolling around the city with her friends Älis and Kristofer. Harri who investigates the crime tries to calm them down. Suddenly, Evelin and her friends discover that they are being chased by the criminals. Harri seems to be involved with illegal activities so no one can be sure that the following night won't be doomed.
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Hansuke Sometimes Appears as a Bird...

Original title: Hansuke ilmub vahest linnuna...

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

Culture-historical retrospect to the marriage of painter Johannes Võerahansu and pianist Erna Saar that was characterized by deep respect and love towards art.

Johannes Võerahansu (1902 -1980) is one of the most prominent masters of painting in Estonia. He obtained his first exhaustive art education in the legendary Ants Laikmaa's studio school in early 1920s. Võerahansu has shown his work at exhibitions and attracted attention with his drawings; however, he was more intrigued by the art of painting himself. Oma abikaasat meenutab kontsertpianist ja kauaaegne klaveripedagoog Erna Saar. Vanadaam kirjeldab oma tutvumise lugu ja vaimset lähedustunnet endast üle kolmekümne aasta vanema muusikalembese kunstnikuga. See on kahe väljapaistva kunstniku lugu koos veedetud paarikümnest aastast.
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Two-Timing

Original title: Kaksikelu

2003 | Feature film, Short | Director: Raimo Jõerand

Short film directed by young documentalist Raimo Jõerand, telling about the marital relationships and playing with paradoxes.

When their marriage becomes a routine, a husband and a wife have a tradition to act as lovers who have not seen each other for a long time. So far, this masquerade has been refreshing and safe but now it is going too far and becomes fatally dangerous. The wife wants to get his husband killed, but when she calls for an assassin, it turns out that the assassin will be her own husband who secretly works as one. Does such situation have solutions?
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Weitzenberg street

Original title: Weitzenbergi tänav

2002 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Kaspar Jancis

A man dreams of a woman. The woman is, in turn, interested in someone else.

A man dreams of a woman. The woman is, in turn, interested in someone else. The man abandons his attempts to attract the woman’s attention because he has discovered a new object of desire. The woman, in turn, becomes interested in the man. The man, though, is interested only in his new favourite, due to whom the man soon finds himself in danger. The man barely escapes – instead, those whom both the man and the woman desire perish. The man and the woman find each other again…
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Three Stories About ...

Original title: Sellised kolm lugu: Aida

1999 | Feature film, Short | Director: Peeter Simm

Short film directed by Peeter Simm is inspired by a shipwreck that took place near Sõrve Peninsula, Deember 1994.

There is a ship on her beam ends ashore at the cape of Sõrve Peninsula. A local constable with a tractor drives goes to investigate the case. The chain of events that follows will change quite a few things in the emotional and mental attitudes of those included in the case. A short film about people who live, work and love almost at the periphery of the world.
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Raimond and Aave Kaugver in Askvägen, 1988

Title in Estonian: Raimond ja Aave Kaugver Askvägenil 1988

1988 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Writer Raimond Kaugver and his wife Aave reading their poems in Askvägen, Uppsala on June 18, 1988.

Writer Raimond Kaugver is reciting poems from the collection "Rhymes of Vorkuta" that has been published under the pseudonym Annus Rävälä, including the writings by Helmumt Tarandi and Raimond Kaugver. Raimond Kaugver's wife Aave Kaugver recalling her childhood as Julius Oengo's daughter – writing poems in their childhood home was as natural as eating and sleeping. She is emotionally reciting poems that she has never published.
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