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How I Saved Africa

Original title: Kuidas ma Aafrikat päästsin

2014 | Documentary | Director: Kullar Viimne

A witty and insightful portrait film by Kullar Viimne speaks not only of the clash of civilizations and the everlasting conflict of idealism and inevitability but also sympathizes with the hardships of one small Estonian girl in a big world.

Siisi is an active and attractive young woman who'd have enough energy to send Estonia's first spaceship to Mars. But instead, the urge to make the world a better place sends Siisi far away to Uganda, where she plans to open a café with the help of donators to offer work to the local young handicapped people. The start of the project is dashing but as the times goes by the more Siisi's idealism confronts the local working culture, sexual prejudice and economic inevitability because in a country that is one of the biggest coffee bean exporters only 0.6 percent ...
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Kurvits Lootuse tänavalt

2014 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea
Lucavsala

Original title: Prügi mahapanek keelatud!

2014 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Jaak Kilmi

Documentary directed by Jaak Kilmi about Lucavsala (Lutsusaar) in the heart of Riga, Latvia and about the battle of the local gardening cooperative for existence.

Lucavsala (Lutsusaar) is an island in almost central Riga, in the middle of the River Daugava. In 1930s, there were farm houses and herds of cows in the island. After the war the island was divided into gardening lots for the workers of Soviet big industries. The spontaneous life and activities in the gardening cooperative in Lucavsala is opening up through the humorous details and contrasts. The protagonist Rasma, a 76-year-old self-initiated chairwoman of the gardening cooperative, checks the maintenance in the island, reprimands the lazy ones and the drunkards, collects taxes and pokes her nose into other people's matters. ...
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Oskar

2014 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Karl-Jonatan Karits

Lasnamägi could be divided into two areas – industrial and a living district. In 2011 there were 108042 residents. Only 30% Estonians. Oskar has lived in Lasnamägi all of his life. In the documentary, Kivila, a district of Lasnamägi is being shown through the life of young Estonians. The young residents speak about the typical problems occuring in Lasnamägi – fights, drinkings, the differences of Russian-Estonian clutures and the misunderstandings deriving from the clash of the cultures. Oskars mother dreams about moving away, but young Oskar is still in search for his future.
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Daisy Petal Game II: Silver Wedding

Original title: Karikakramäng II: Hõbepulmad

2013 | Feature film, Short | Director: Andres Maimik, Katrin Maimik

Tragicomical story about a middle-aged married couple who decides to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a grand party.

Helle and Olev's 25th wedding anniversary is approaching. The couple wants definitely to celebrate their big day and the party must be perfect, including tossing the bridal bouquet, traditional dances and food. First it seems that everything is going smoothly, but during the party the show starts to fall apart and suppressed feelings, fears and complexes will be revealed.
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Beggar Writer's House

Original title: Vaeste kirjanike maja

2012 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

Why do we care for writers who don't care for anything or anybody, even not for themselves? Still we need them and feed them, we love them and give shelter. Can it be that at certain moments we would like to be writers and also have this love-hate relationship with the world that writers expose. So when we keep our poets in a special house and observe them like we watch animals in the zoo, listen how they shout and howl their poetry, we are partly freed from our everyday identity and become romantic poetry desperadoes too. Take a closer look ...
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Ten To Ten

Original title: Kümnest kümneni

2012 | Documentary | Director: Madis Ligema, Aleksandr Heifets

Documentary about alcohol and sales restriction related to it. Some witty young men attempt to outtrick the restriction.

The documentary focuses on the favourite pastime of Estonians - drinking. Protagonists of the film are witty entrepreneurs who try to outtrick the laws and offer their own service of renting alcohol. Erik, an experienced entrepreneur, fights with the Consumer Protection Board in court in order to keep going on with his business. Jass and Art are Erik's artist friends who have less experience in the business world yet more experienced in the field of alcohol. Erik is an earnest vodka renter. Behind the activities of Jass and Art there is enough of sly performance and moderate provocativeness.
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Breakfast on the Grass

Original title: Eine murul

2011 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Erik Alunurm, Mihkel Reha, Mari-Liis Rebane, Mari Pakkas
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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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Rat Trap

Original title: Rotilõks

2011 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Andres Puustusmaa

The adventurous drama directed by Andres Puustusmaa is based on true events. Both Estonian and Russian actors are involved, including Marina Aleksandrova, Nikolai Fomenko and Kirill Käro, a rising film star with Estonian roots.

A huge sum of money gets lost during a home party held by an Estonian politician during an election campaign. A few party guests are involved in the case, those having serious financial issues and trying to cope with the mistakes made in the past. The self-confident politician, however, won't call the police but decides to use gunboat diplomacy instead.
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