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Roots: 40 Years Later

Original title: Juured: 40 aastat hiljem

2018 | Documentary | Director: Moonika Siimets

A story about a love for things and the difficulty of letting go of them.

My parents Tiina and Ülo have saved more stuff in their home throughout the years than they have space to live. Useless piles of clothes, old newspapers and dishes block the way to the dinner table or bed. This is a story about a love for things and the difficulty of letting go of them.
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Take It or Leave It

Original title: Võta või jäta

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

What would you do if one day a newborn baby was put on your hands and said: take it or leave it!

One sleepy Saturday morning a 30-year-old construction worker Erik gets some earth shattering news: his ex-girlfriend Moonika whom he hasn’t even seen for the past six months is about to go into labour. She however is not ready for motherhood and if Erik doesn’t want the kid either, the little girl will be put up for adoption. Take it or leave it!
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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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Pyramus ja Thisbe

2017 | Students film, Short | Director: Laura Raud

In this modern adaptation of the classic Greek myth, two young lovers bound by a tragic fate plot a plan to escape their homes and start a new life somewhere far away from their destructive families.

Pyramus and Thisbe are young lovers who, despite having grown up in dismal circumstances, have managed to maintain their internal goodness. Because of their domestic situations, the lovers can only communicate through a little ventilation shaft between the toilets of their apartments. On the fateful day when they flee from their respective homes more goes wrong than either of them could have foreseen and thus the meeting of the lovers finally takes place in quite a different way than they had hoped...
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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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Shusha

Original title: Šuša

2016 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Aivar Valdre, Lauri Lippmaa

A heart-warming portrait documentary "Shusha" explores in intimate atmosphere the daily life of Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich, the first head of state of Belarus.

A heart-warming portrait documentary "Shusha" explores in intimate atmosphere the daily life of Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich, the first head of state of Belarus. What is his daily routine like and what is on mind of a man, who a quarter of a century ago initiated Belavezha accords, signed by Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, which were the basis to effectively dissolve the Soviet Union. Shushkevich, who every now and then likes to play Vyssotski's earlier songs on a piano just to himself or his closest friends, is one of the Great Men of contemporary history, whose 'domino effect' initiative caused a geopolitical shift in Europe. However, what Shushkevich himself considers as his greatest achievement is not sending ...
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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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16 Stairsteps

2014 | Students film, Short | Director: Adele Thele Kuusk

“16 stairsteps” is a short movie, based on real life. The story is about courage and honesty. It tells about a young man, who's vitality has gone. He lives his everyday life, which has become into total routine. The neighbor he has, always finds a reason to knock on his door again and yell at him. Suddenly he starts to hear some music coming downstairs from the same neighbor. The neighbor is playing the guitar and practising day-by-day, getting better every time. The man is confused and finally pulls himself together to go downstairs and now be the one who ...
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The House

Original title: Maja

2007 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Mart Arjukese

Story about the daily work of an apartment association adviser, including passionate meetings, conflicts between apartment residents and giving answers to infinite number of questions.

Documentary by Mart Arjukese about the difficulties of living in a big apartment building. Even changing a light bulb can be a challenge, not to speak about calling the drunk neighbours to behave. A professional meeting adviser Jüri comes to help the residents of the apartment building - someone who listens to everyone's problems, gives advice, solves misunderstandings and brings debt-claims to the lessees. Jüri enjoys talking to people - with his stoic calmness he can manage even the fiercest tirades. After an emotionally tense working day Jüri goes home in a silent garden suburb, hangs out with his two ...
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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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