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Your own eye is a king

Original title: Oma silm on kuningas

2018 | Documentary, Observation, Making of | Director:

Documentary about how to stay alive in conflict zone.

Kenya is mostly a relatively peaceful land in the African context, but when it comes to elections then the hell is out. Thousands of people were killed in the violent events that hit Kenya after elections in 2008. It is the year of 2017 and once again an election year in Kenya. Most security experts of different politicians and public authorities in Kenya are confident that the 2007 bad scenario will recur and even worse than ever before. The director Ken Saan invites longtime war reporter Ivar Heinmaa to join him, to guide in the war situation and share the tricks ...
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Beer Revolution

Original title: Õllerevolutsioon

2016 | Documentary | Director: Taavi Arus

Documentary follows the rising phenomenon of craft beer scene in Estonia throughout 2015 along with its main protagonists – brewers, sellers and variously minded consumers.

Craft beer, microbrewery, IPA, IBU, gipsy breweries, top- and post-fermentation – these are just a few keywords that for the past couple of years can be heard more and more often among serious beer enthusiasts. This prompts a fair question: “What is it all about?” „Beer Revolution“ does not provide straight answers but it does give a kaleidoscopic overview of producers, sellers and consumers of craft beers in Estonia in 2015.
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Empty Space

Original title: Tühi ruum

2016 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Ülo Pikkov

Documentary-based animation about a dream that eventually comes true in a film.

A 10-years old girl longed for a puppy as a birthday present. Her disappointment was very big when instead puppy she got father she had no idea he was still alive. This documentary based film tells a story about a very long-standing dream that kept him alive through many years and actually will come true only now, through this film.
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Fast Eddy's Old News

Original title: Fast Eddy vanad uudised

2015 | Documentary | Director: Marko Raat

In “Fast Eddy” Director Marko Raat tells the story of Ed Vaar (1929 Estonia, Kuressaare-2015 Canada, Toronto) a freelance cinematographer, who earned his nickname ‘Fast Eddy’ by reaching the scene of events before police and CBC crime reporters. Majority of his filmed footage has aired on TV through CBC. The rest of the footage, over hundreds of thousands of film stock, that he didn’t manage to sell to news broadcasters, are piled up in Eddy’s downtown Toronto penthouse rooms and basement. Do old news have value to be sold?

In “Fast Eddy” Director Marko Raat tells the story of Ed Vaar (1929 Estonia, Kuressaare-2015 Canada, Toronto) a freelance cinematographer, who earned his nickname ‘Fast Eddy’ by reaching the scene of events before police and CBC crime reporters. Majority of his filmed footage has aired on TV through CBC. The rest of the footage, over hundreds of thousands of film stock, that he didn’t manage to sell to news broadcasters, are piled up in Eddy’s downtown Toronto penthouse rooms and basement. Do old news have value to be sold?
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Grandpa

Original title (in Latvian): "Vectēvs"

2013 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Ilze Lagzdina

Student Ilze Lagzdina’s short documentary is about her grandfather who inspite of being 83 years old is still anxiously waiting for the ice fishing season to arrive.

Despite of his age grandpa Edgars can not wait to get on the lake and open ice fishing season. Old man is quite isolated in his apartment in Riga. He is looking forward to everyday phone calls with his only friend. He tries to convince his friend to accompany him and go ice scouting next weekend. His friend is very stubborn and is saying that there is no ice and they should wait till next month. Edgars tries to wait entertaining himself with fishing magazine and checking his fishing gear. But soon he decides not to wait any longer and ...
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Night Shift

Original title in Estonian: Öine vahetus

2013 | Students film, Short | Director: Janis Rižovs
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As Time Goes On

Original title in Estonian: "Aeg ei peatu"

2012 | Students film, Short | Director: Moonika Siimets

Romantic comedy with old people.

Malle does not want to live anymore. She does not come out from bed, watches whodunits from TV and makes her even more sick than she actually is. The only meaning of Malle's life is her daugther Miina, who takes care of her and with whom Malle cleverly manipulates. One day there is an unexpected suprise behind her door and Malle has to make an important desicion.
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Curiosity Kills

2012 | Students film, Short | Director: Sander Maran
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Eggs & Bacon

Original title (in Estonian): "Härjasilmad"

2012 | Students film, Short | Director: Heinrich Sepp

“Härjasilmad” is a love story loosely based on the Greek myth of the Minotaur. What would happen if Theseus - the hero of the story - fell in love with the imprisoned beast instead of fulfilling his duty? The setting is moved from an Ancient Greek labyrinth to a cluttered housing estate, where the two characters struggle with living together. Theseus is giving more and more of himself to the Minotaur, but the half-man half-bull just can\'t go against its nature. The movie was filmed in a studio over the course of five days. Four rooms and the bull\'s head ...
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Fundamentum

2012 | Students film, Short | Director: Margus Raid
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