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  • Auster
    Auster

    Original title: Auster

    2014 | Feature film, Short | Director: Kadri Kõusaar, Maximiliano Schonfeld

    Two lonely young people are travelling together in the bleak Patagonian desert, searching for themselves and one another.

  • Cherry Tobacco
    Cherry Tobacco

    Original title: Kirsitubakas

    2014 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Katrin Maimik, Andres Maimik

    Love can strike you like a bolt from the blue – when you’re least prepared for it.

  • Guardian of the soul
    Guardian of the soul

    Original title: Hingevalvur

    2012 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Meelis Süld

    One woman with two controversial professions - a criminal investigator and a religious minister.

  • Love remains, love returns
    Love remains, love returns

    Original title: Armud jäänud, armud tulnud

    2012 | Documentary | Director: Tõnu Virve

    Vahur Linnuste, an expatriate Estonian living in Paris, has promoted Estonian spirit, nation and culture abroad for many decades. He tells his colourful story of life and expresses his opionion about the backgrounds of politics in Europe and the whole world that have influenced the development of the Republic of Estonia.

  • Underwater Flights
    Underwater Flights

    Original title: Allveelennud

    2012 | Feature film, Short | Director: Jaak Kilmi

    Film consisting of ten parts about the events in the history of Estonian aviation and shipping in 1820–1938.

  • Old Clown
    Old Clown

    Original title: Vana kloun

    2011 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

    Documentary film tells a story of legendary Soviet time clown Sergey Fatkin. Due to popularity he was allowed to pass iron curtain and visit 35 countries in times when many Soviets didn’t see any foreign country ever. At Paris nightclub Olympia Fatkin performed together with Jaques Brel. Later on Sergei Fatkin made a fatal mistake smuggling Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago into the country. Officially banned book was hand copied and passed around. KGB soon traced down Sergei Fatkin and the legendary clown was arrested, liberated from his titles, awards and private possessions. Ironically – the man who had passed around a book about Soviet prisons was imprisoned for years. Nowadays Sergei Fatkin, free again, is still working modestly as a clown, performing at kindergartens mostly.

  • The Revolution that Wasn't
    The Revolution that Wasn't

    2009 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Aljona Polunina

  • Fish On!
    Fish On!

    Original title: Kalarahvas

    2008 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Liivo Niglas, Diane Perlov, Frode Storaas

    The Klamath River of Oregon and California is one of the most important salmon runs in the United States.

  • Clayhouse
    Clayhouse

    Original title: Savikodu

    2007 | Documentary | Director: Anu Aun

  • In the World of Beholders
    In the World of Beholders

    Original title: Nägijate maailmas

    2007 | Documentary | Director: Õnne Luha

    41-year-old Jaanika lost her vision due to diabetes at the age of 11. She sees difficulties in life as an opportunity to develop as an individual and tries to lead an independent life in the world of vision.

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