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Love...

Original title: Armastus...

2017 | Documentary | Director: Sandra Jõgeva

It happens in the best families.

Once-promising art student Veronika despises ordinary life, so she lets binge drinking and style games fill the void. Her sidekick, gorgeous homosexual Raivo is deeply but platonically in love with her. The love triangle is completed by ex-con Fred, a tragic figure who wants to abandon his past. He sees Veronika as his only savior, even after she stabs him severely. And there’s a baby on the way…
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Searching for Andrus

Original title in Estonian: "Andruse jälgedes"

2017 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Paula Maria Vahtra

Paula Vahtra’s and Raido Pedak’s half-an-hour documentary „Searching for Andrus“ follows the story of a film student searching for a homeless man.

Paula, a film student in Estonia decides to find a homeless man, Andrus, whom she made a film about, when she comes across a murder of another homeless man. She goes on a long search to find him and on the way meets people who struggle for life in the streets of Tallinn. Through this journey the hard life of homeless people is revealed. But the question remains will Paula find Andrus and what will happen to these characters she meets?
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Wheel of Life

2017 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Maris Kerge

The story about change, in a persons life. Hitting rock-bottom due to alcohol abuse. Finding an escape through religion.

Raivo is a simple man from Hiiumaa, whos life weered of a stable path, due to alcohol abuse. Film tells his story, about how with the help of religion he found his way back. Metaphorically he goes through the psychology pratice „wheel of life“ and it turns out that to this day he has achieved personal balance – the wheel turns without obstacles.
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The Crutch

Original title (in Estonian): "Kark"

2015 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Paula Maria Vahtra
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Only Real When Shared

Original title (in Estonian): "Tõeline vaid jagatuna"

2014 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Kaisa Sammelselg

Already 35 years of marriage - that is a long time. How did they meet, what is their story. How does our background affect our possibility for happiness. Kaisa Sammelselg explores these questions through the story of her parents' meeting.
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Love Is Blind

Original title: Kertu

2013 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ilmar Raag

The drama takes place in a small village, telling the story of 30-year-old Kertu whose whole life has been controlled by her father. Local people consider Kertu mentally unbalanced because of her modesty. The young woman gives it a try to change something in her life and sends a postcard to Villu - a handsome yet degraded village drunkard. Their unpredicable love story won't be accepted by their close ones and the fellow villagers.

The drama takes place in a small village, telling the story of 30-year-old Kertu whose whole life has been controlled by her father. Local people consider Kertu mentally unbalanced because of her modesty. The young woman gives it a try to change something in her life and sends a postcard to Villu - a handsome yet degraded village drunkard. Their unpredicable love story won't be accepted by their close ones and the fellow villagers.
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Sellouts

2013 | Students film, Short | Director: Aleksandr Rachynskyi

Student Natalia Ivanova's thesis film as cinematographer and producer about fate and problems of provincial musicians.

Sellouts is a local provincial band consisting from young Jana on bass, over thirty Jurban on drums and heavily drinking Ruslan as singer and guitarist. Jana is mad at Ruslan because he does everything to prevent band from any little success. When patience is exhausted Jurban proposes Jana to give Ruslan and the band a favor. By killing Ruslan on the stage they would make a legend out of him and the band would become famous. Though not everything goes according to the plan.
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Graveyard Keeper's Daughter

Original title: Surnuaiavahi tütar

2011 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Katrin Laur

The feature film directed by Katrin Laur tells the story of a girl who grows up in a periphery of Estonia, in the middle of unemployment and alcoholism. Her parents are unable to lead a good life and without love, hope and grace their family would be broken.

Lucia leads a carefree life in a small town of Estonia but her grades at school are not that good so the teachers are worried. Lucia's father Kaido is a graveyard keeper and repairs cars in the meantime; her mother Maria has lost her job and since then been drinking with her unemployed friends. Neither of them has time to help Lucia with her school. The child protection inspector is about to check their case when the family is unexpectedly invited to visit a Finnish family. They spend a week with priest Sirpa's family after which Lucia will have a ...
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Kuku: I Will Survive

Original title: Kuku: Mina jään ellu

2011 | Documentary, Portrait, Students film | Director: Andres Maimik, Kaidi Kaasik
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186 Kilometres

Original title: Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse

2007 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Andres Maimik, Rain Tolk

The pitch-black comedy directed by Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk about well-known Estonian actor Jan Uuspõld. Having reached a dead end with his life, Jan starts a dramatic journey full of adventures from Tallinn to Tartu. Numerous public figures in Estonia participate in the film, including the president of the country.

Jan Uuspõld is a talented actor who is not up to scratch due to his problems with alcohol. He makes up his mind to stop taking clownish roles and accepts a serious part in a play at Vanemuise theatre instead. His journey from Tallinn to Tartu becomes an unusual and in a way exaggerated voyage depicting the life and mentality of contemporary Estonia through various human natures, attitudes and ways of thinking. Next to the fictional characters numerous well-known Estonian public figures participate in the film, either as themselves or as performed by actors or other celebrities. The story of ...
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