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  • Nightbird
    Nightbird

    Original title in Estonian: Öölind

    2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Dora Lall

    Dora Lall's graduation film about love and letting go despite it.

  • Compartment No. 6
    Compartment No. 6

    Original title (in Finnish): Hytti nro 6

    2021 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Juho Kuosmanen

    As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.

  • Matz
    Matz

    2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Eliza Benina

    A film about the young and bright Estonian para swimming star Matz Topkin, who knows how to dream big and cheerfully accept both success and defeat.

  • Vinyl Whisperer
    Vinyl Whisperer

    Original title: Muusika, mida ma veel ei tea

    2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Aleksandr Heifets

    Music, that Shazam doesn’t know and Spotify can’t find.

  • The Camino Paradox
    The Camino Paradox

    Original title: Camino paradoks

    2020 | Documentary | Director: Anniken Haldna, Gerli Nõmm

    In this road film the main character Keiu Virro sets on a journey for the sixth and for the last time. We witness what happens to a modern person on a historical religious way.

  • Mountains That Were Not There
    Mountains That Were Not There

    Original title: Mäed, mida polnud

    2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ivar Jurtšenko

    A documentary film that takes the viewer to the great stages of the sport of cycling. Estonians Tanel Kangert and Rein Taaramäe are the same age and both from the small village of Vändra. They are under the microscope as they both cycle in the top-level Astana Pro Team.

  • Good Luck
    Good Luck

    Original title: Heakskiit

    2017 | Documentary | Director: Riho Västrik

    The Estonian film group needed help from higher forces in Buryatia.

  • Chasing Ponies
    Chasing Ponies

    Original title: Ameerika suvi

    2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rain Rannu

    This road movie is about life. It is loosely based on the adventures of real Eastern European university students selling books door to door in United States.

  • House of a Dream
    House of a Dream

    Original title: Ühe unistuse maja

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu

    For most people ballet is dancing. For ballet dancers this is life!

  • The Arbiter
    The Arbiter

    Original title: The Arbiter

    2013 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kadri Kõusaar

    The thriller directed by Kadri Kõusaar is based on true events, telling about a genetic scientist who decides to make the world a better place.

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