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  • Lonely Island
    Lonely Island

    Original title: Üksik saar

    2012 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

    The lyrical and grotesque mosaic directed by Peeter Simm depicts people as lonely islands; from the further distance they look like an archipelago. The film is an Estonian-Belorussian-Latvian co-production.

  • Livonians of Professor Viitso
    Livonians of Professor Viitso

    Title in Estonian: Professor Viitso liivlased

    2011 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

    Linguist Tiit-Rein Viitso and the last Livonians.

  • The Idiot
    The Idiot

    Original title: Idioot

    2011 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rainer Sarnet

    The feature film directed by Rainer Sarnet is based on the novel "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The filmmaker interprets the well-known classic in a contemporary film language with talented Estonian actors and actresses who perform in the enchanting yet intimidating beauty of a sacral space.

  • Babyface
    Babyface

    Original title: Beebilõust

    2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Margit Lillak

    Portrait documentary about Andrus Elbing alias Babyface - a poet, rap singer and hip-hop artist with a complicated background.

  • Disco and Atomic War
    Disco and Atomic War

    Original title: Disko ja tuumasõda

    2009 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi

    Playful documentary by Jaak Kilmi and Kiur Aarma about the development of their generation during the Soviet era where the totalitarian power confronted the heroes of pop culture and the Finnish Television was the window to the world of dreams.

  • Mees metsast ja mere äärest. Skulptor Jüri Ojaver
    Mees metsast ja mere äärest. Skulptor Jüri Ojaver

    2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Brambat

  • Professional amateur
    Professional amateur

    Title in Estonian: Professionaalne amatöör

    2008 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Indrek Kangro

    Documentary portrait about filmmaker Jaan-Jürgen Klaus who cannot be classified under the definition of filmmaker but he is definitely much more than just an amateur.

  • The Monument
    The Monument

    Original title: Monument

    2008 | Documentary | Director: Tõnu Virve

    The destiny of Estonian monuments during different times.

  • A Vegetated Director
    A Vegetated Director

    Original title: Taimne direktor

    2007 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Priit Tender

    One day, the General Manager discovers that he has become a plant. This does not prevent him from flying to Brussels the following morning.

  • Autumn Elegy
    Autumn Elegy

    Original title: Sügiseleegia

    2007 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Janno Põldma

    Poet Heiti Talvik reads his freshly completed poem Autumn Elegy out loud to his wife Betty Alver. This is animated fiction.

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