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Küpsis

2012 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Margus Raid
Jubilee Year

Original title: Juubliaasta

2009 | Documentary | Director: Hardi Volmer, Kaspar Kallas

Chronicle film about the events in the Republic of Estonia in 2008.

The documentary takes the viewer to the visual journey taking place in the recent past where extreme optimism is going to be replaced by sobering reality during a year. Filmmakers pay attention to obligatory events: the parade of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia and the reception of the President in Theatre Estonia. The film continues with the polemic about the War of Independence Victory Column and the new Chancellor of Justice. Filmmakers also document Uma Pido song festival in Võru county first held in 2008 as well as the punk song festival. At the end of the filming ...
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Saint George

Original title: Püha Jüri

2009 | Observation, Documentary | Director: Riho Västrik

After his daughter's death, Juri Zhelobetsky from Aruküla started to renovate the local orthodox church.

Juri Zhelobetsky's 16-year-old daughter Elviira was stabbed to death in Aruküla in 2006. The loss of his dear child made Juri to rewind his former course of life and to search for the answer to the question: why? One day when driving by the Orthodox church in ruins at the crossing of Aruküla and Jüri roads, Juri felt enormous anguish. When following the irresistible feeling of pain, he realized that he was repeatedly given a sign – that he must restore the church to its former glory. Having this faith in him helps Juri to move on with his everyday ...
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Behind the hard work

Original title: Kaua tehtud kaunike

2007 | Documentary | Director: Mati Viiul

The documentary introduces the daily life of the Institute of Geology and the story of its new building - the process of construction, moving and opening.

Institute of Geology (of the Tallinn University of Technology, formerly also the Institute of Geology of Estonian Academy of Sciences) is an independent research, development and teaching institution of the university related to earth sciences. The documentary introduces the sites where the institute was initally designed to be built and its first projects as well as designs. Finally the right location for the institute was found - in the campus of the Tallinn University of Technology.
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Estonia constructs

Original title: Eesti ehitab

2006 | Documentary | Director: Marianne Kõrver

A glimpse into the carousel at Estonian real estate market in 2006 when it was easy to get housing loans and the prices of apartments kept going up.

Real estate madness in the year of 2006. The protagonist is an average Estonian man, Artur, who desires to find a proper housing for himself for as little money as possible. Artur consults real estate agents who assist him with the housing loan and finding possible apartments that might interest him. Artur's searches at the real estate market reflects the current situation in the business that sells dingy apartments in the "built-up area of cultural and environmental value" for millions or sometimes people buy literally air (read: designed projects) where the houses have not even been built yet. The ...
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Film Freaks

Original title: Ränk ja Kilk

2001 | Short, Feature film | Director: Olle Mirme

Short film directed by Olle Mirme about two film freaks who try to stage their screenplay in real life.

Positively charged short film about two film freaks who are forced to become geniuses. Despite the fact that the screenplay written by the two filmmakers Ränk and Kilk are rejected everywhere, the men won't even consider giving up. While throwing everything unnecessary overboard - the camera, film, actors and studio – the two start to stage their screenplay directly in real life. However, the co-citizens are unaware of their participation in a legendary film project, and thus a huge confusion is born out of Ränk and Kilk's artistic enterprise. The two realities collide - the one in a film and ...
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Minu kodu on minu kindlus

1988 | Documentary | Director: Toivo Elme
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117th Season

Title in Estonian: 117. hooaeg

1987 | Documentary | Director: Jaan Pihlak

The atmosphere in Theatre Vanemuine during the season of 1986/1987.

An emotional journey in space and time during the theatre season of 1986/1987 in Theatre Vanemuine. The 117th season began as usual with the conference of theatregoers where Kaarel Ird, the artistic director of the theatre who is about to retire, talks to the audience. A few months later there will be already his funeral ceremony at the theatre. Ago-Endrik Kerge, the leading director of the theatre, talks about the new situation for himself and for the theatre. Excerpts from various rehearsals and play "Time to arrive, time to leave" with Jaan Tooming and Helje Soosalu.
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Garage

Title in Estonian: Garaaž

1987 | Problem oriented, Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

Documentary about the lack of garages at the end of 1980s.

The increasing number of cars causes the lack of garages. The documentary studies problems related to garage construction, especially in Tartu. Comments by Rein Kams, head of department of the executive committee in Tartu; jurist Silvi Lill; Rein Metsnik, professor of the institute of information; Andres Leesment, head of department of the state construction committee; Raal Kivi, the chief architect of Tartu; Valdur Seesmaa, head of the construction service government in Tartu; Jüri Alakivi, head of the construction trust in Tartu; Härm Ruuse, chairman of a garage cooperative in Tallinn.
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Noorus rivis

1986 | Documentary | Director: Indrek Kangur
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