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Chasing Unicorns

Original title: Ükssarvik

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rain Rannu

Young startup entrepreneur Õie and a serial failure Tõnu follow their crazy ride from Estonia all the way to Silicon Valley — and back.

Based on true stories, this is comedy-drama about a female founder trying to make it in a male-dominated tech world. Õie, an accountant from a small town accidentally stumbles into the tech scene of her home-country Estonia — a place where startups are a “national sport” and almost everyone has one. She is joined by a serial failure Tõnu, who is always trying one more time. Fast-paced and fun movie, based on true stories of startup founders, gives an authentic picture of the highs and lows of the crazy tech world, from Estonia to Silicon Valley — and back.
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Maria ’s Paradise

Original title (in Finnish): Marian paratiisi

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Zaida Bergroth

The angel will guide us.

This is an intense story of love, its dangers and its power. In 1920’s Northern Finland, a Christian sect, led by the angelic and charismatic Maria Åkerblom, is being chased out of town by an angry mob, accused of being a false prophet. They settle at a large estate in Helsinki where at night, the believers gather around Maria as she falls into a trance and delivers the words of the angels. Among the most fervent believers is Salome, an orphan who is Maria`s new personal servant. Salome is happy to bask in Maria’s divine light, and Maria also sees ...
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Mommy

Original title in Estonian: Emme

2019 | Students film, Exercises (Fiction) | Director: Raoul Kirsima

Raoul Kirsima’s film „Mommy“ is based on Leo Vissak’s script about child abuse and the wish to escape from reality. There is a strong emphasis on sound design and elements of animation.

A young boy home alone draws pictures of a big scary monster and a loved one when he is interrupted by a loud knock on the door and the arrival of his drunk father. With a deep sigh the boy leaves his drawings behind to find peace and reunion with his mother.
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On The Way

Original title in Russian: "В пути"

2018 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Svetlana Novoseltseva

A story of how to not lose our childhood dreams as we grow up and face adult life.

The film talks about reaching for our dreams, and how sometimes we lose them when we grow up and meet the reality. With a help of four characters - Elena Parfenova (psychologist, teacher, kindergarten headmistress), Artjom Sazonov (16, student), Lida Kõlvart (6) and Denis Alekseev (6), we follow the road from childhood to adulthood and try to investigate, at which point do we forget our dreams, and how to find and follow them again.
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The Little Comrade

Original title: Seltsimees laps

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Moonika Siimets

Six-year-old Leelo’s mother is deported to a Siberian prison camp during Stalinist repressions. The little girl tries to be as good as she can in the belief that this will bring her mother back home.

It is 1950 in the Soviet Estonia and the Stalinist terror machine works at full steam – 6-year-old Leelo’s school principal mother is arrested before her very eyes. “If you’re a good kid, I’ll be back soon,” are her mother’s last words as she is taken away at gunpoint. So Leelo is on her very best behaviour, but yet her mother does not return. A fear creeps into the child’s soul that it is her fault her mother was taken. The confusion only grows as “good” and “bad” no longer seem to hold any meaning in these troubled times. Why ...
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The Slow Path Home

Original title (in Estonian): "Penikoorma kaugusel"

2018 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Hõbe Ilus

28-year-old young woman returns to the place she was born, but hasn't been for seven years.

This film is a filmmaker's wish to make peace with the place she was born. On a rainy autumn day she takes a long familiar walk back to her home Penikoorma. Upon her arrival the childhood memories blend into the present day and the answer to the question - Can one lose a home? - finds its answer.
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A Cat In The Night

Original title (in Finnish): "Kissa Yössä"

2017 | Students film, Short | Director: Alex Asikainen

A short film about Commitment vs Freedom.

A short film depicting the inner struggle of a young girl who has desires for freedom and fears for commitment with her boyfriend after witnessing how frustrated her own parents are with eachother.
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Callas Monti Votto

2017 | Students film, Short | Director: Sintija Andersone

Short film about colorful dresses, mean dreams and sleepwalking.

“...And even though the world of dreams and reality might be balancing on a thin line there are some who learn to walk that line.” Lauma (21) who is simple and quiet student of fashion design has yet to discover that burying stress and fears leads to them breaking out in least expected way- sleepwalking. On top of that problems at university, social awkwardness, loneliness and high expectations build an avalanche that falls over her head and suffocates even the strongest.
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Dreaming of Ice-Cream and Soda

Original title: Unistus jäätisest ja limonaadist

2017 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tiina Haak

Otherwise so opinionated, Liisa has come to a crossroads in her life. To choose fancy high heels and the law career to go with them in the city of Tallinn or to permanently move to the countryside and run a small village shop out of sense of duty?

Never in history have women been so independent as they are now. At 27 years old, this is an extremely exciting opportunity for Liisa to manage her life completely on her own. Otherwise so opinionated, Liisa has come to a crossroads in her life. To choose fancy high heels and the law career to go with them in the city of Tallinn or to permanently move to the countryside and run a small village shop out of sense of duty?
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Senses

Original title:"Manu manu mani’’

2017 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Eliza Jordane

Three independent stories collide in a film, exploring different perspectives of what senses mean, if one of them is lost.

"Manu manu mani’’ is set out to tickle spectator’s senses and tackle the concept of it. Formed as an anthology film, it ties together three stylistically different stories under a premise of human senses, without directly addressing it.
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