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  • Estonian Rhapsody
    Estonian Rhapsody

    Original title: Kukerpillide rapsoodia

    2022 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

    A film about the Estonians’ favorite folk band Kukerpillid and its spirited journey through the summer concert venues of Estonia, with interludes to the roots of Estonian folkmusic.

  • Lil Estonia
    Lil Estonia

    Original title: Lil Eesti

    2021 | Documentary | Director: Taavi Arus

    A new wave. New characters. A new Estonia. Lil Estonia! Documentary by Taavi Arus about the short anatony of a generation in Estonia in 2020.

  • Year Of The Pig
    Year Of The Pig

    Original title: Sea aasta

    2021 | Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

    The film gives us a look into a year in our recent history, namely the year 2019, which polarised our people in politics and between generations. Without choosing sides and without unnecessary explanations the events shown in the film create a thought provoking story about a nations arrival to the end of the industrial age.

  • Celebration
    Celebration

    Original title: Prazdnik

    2019 | Documentary | Director: Vladimir Loginov

    For nearly twenty years now one small Estonian town has organised a Ukrainian-themed fair, during which a beauty contest is held. This observational film explores whether beauty can be an object of competition, and how we should understand the phenomenon of beauty contests in the modern day.

  • Kopli Lines. Hosted By The Last Coupletist
    Kopli Lines. Hosted By The Last Coupletist

    Original title: Kopli liinid. Võõrustab viimane kupleelaulja

    2019 | Experimental, Documentary, Portrait, Other categories | Director: Sten Haljak

    An experimental documentary about an Estonian couplet singer who is sent to visit an Armenian-born parapsychologist to help him cope with stress and find something positive about being the last couplet singer in his country.

  • Final Call
    Final Call

    2014 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Peteris Masjenčenko

    With fluid style and thick atmosphere, "Final Call" aims to suck the viewer into the emotional turmoil of the work and stress before the start of a performance.

  • Winny Puhh: maailma veidraim bänd
  • When I Start ... Part One
    When I Start ... Part One

    Title in Estonian: Kui mina hakkan...I

    2007 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mati Viiul

    Portrait documentary about Igor Tõnurist, the activist of Estonian folklore movement.

  • Casting
    Casting

    Original title: Casting

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Urmas Eero Liiv

    Ken Saar holds a casting call in order to find main stars for a non-existent Bollywood film, befooling the jury and the participants.

  • Godspeed
    Godspeed

    Original title: Jumalaga

    2004 | Documentary | Director: Kullar Viimne

    Travel documentary by Kullar Viimne filmed in Europe in search of himself and God.

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