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  • The Last Phantoms
    The Last Phantoms

    2006 | Music Documentary, Documentary | Director: Marianna Kaat

  • Buy an Elephant
    Buy an Elephant

    Original title: Osta elevant ära

    2004 | Observation, Documentary | Director: Õnne Luha

    Documentary about a peculiar community of consumption and communication whose members are dedicated to presentation, testing and selling of cleaning agents.

  • Circle
    Circle

    Original title: Ring

    2004 | Feature film, Short | Director: Andrus Tuisk

    Short drama directed by Andrus Tuisk about the Oedipal conflict between father and son.

  • Don´t Kill the School, Please!
    Don´t Kill the School, Please!

    Original title: Ärge pange kooli kinni

    2000 | Problem oriented, Documentary | Director: Ago Ruus

    The Metsküla Elementary School is a classic example of the joys and problems of the current education system. Today, there are 22 students and 3 teachers here. And yet, the threat of closure looms over this school as well. If the school dies – the town will die with it.

  • The Philosopher
    The Philosopher

    Original title: Inimeste lemmik

    2000 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Meelis Piller

    Documentary shows the daily life of philosopher Arnold von Keyserling and his wife Wilhelmine in Vienna - life full of astrology, Eastern philosophy, shamanism and mysticism.

  • Peldik
    Peldik

    1991 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Peeter Tooming

  • Seada peab teadma
    Seada peab teadma

    1989 | Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Vladimir Artjomenko

  • Artist
    Artist

    1986 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Heini Drui

    Portrait documentary by Heini Drui about Vladimir Sapozhnin, the state artist of Estonian SSR.

  • Spring Fly
    Spring Fly

    Original title: Kevadine kärbes

    1986 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Hardi Volmer, Riho Unt

    A parable examining questions of ethics in human relationships based on the miniature "The Fly, the Cockroach and the Spider" written by Anton Hansen Tammsaare.

  • ... And the soup is right on time
    ... And the soup is right on time

    Original title: …ja supp on valmis õigel ajal

    1983 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

    Documentary by Valeria Anderson about one day in a workers' canteen.

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