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  • Children's Night University Adventures in Muhumaa
    Children's Night University Adventures in Muhumaa

    Original title in Estonian: Laste ööülikooli rännakud Muhumaal

    2021 | Students film, TV Show | Director: Lota Viik

    Lota Viik’s and Katre Tatrik's documentary program is the first part of the educational documentary series “Children's Night University Adventures“ for children and young people.

  • Moment of Silence
    Moment of Silence

    Original title in Estonian: Vaikusehetk

    2021 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Eik Erik Sikk

    Eik Erik Sikk’s documentary “Moment of Silence” gives a closer look at a day in the life of the Estonian Youth Theatre’s art director Mirko Rajas: how to keep the balance between inner peace and creative burning?

  • Before
    Before

    2017 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Hõbe Ilus

    The film portrays a winter morning of a family, that lives at the countryside in South-Estonia.

  • Between Two Worlds
    Between Two Worlds

    2014 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Liva Kalnina

    This short poetic documentary focuses on the talented Latvian singer Dainis Skutelis, who is literally spending his life between two worlds. He is a singer in the Latvian National Opera, however, he can't stand the city life and feels the most happy in his countryside, which is more than 200 kilometers away from Riga. Therefore almost most of his time Dainis spends on the road between these two cities and even lives.

  • Itelmen Stories
    Itelmen Stories

    Original title: Itelmeeni lood

    2010 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Liivo Niglas

    Two Itelmen hunters commence a long journey in order to restore the ancient hunting technique and to go back to their roots.

  • Brothers
    Brothers

    Original title: Broidit

    2003 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Esa Illi

    The first full-length feature film directed by Finnish filmmaker Esa Illi tells about love and death, the feeling of guilt and salvation. The majority of the Finnish-Estonian co-production has been filmed in Pärnu, Estonia.

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