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  • Bad Ass Merike
    Bad Ass Merike

    Original title: Vinge mutt

    2024 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Keil

    She has one hand and low demands on her own well-being, but a big soul and high demands on the humanity of children and the friendliness of horses.

  • At The Water's Edge
    At The Water's Edge

    Original title: Vete piiril

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mirjam Matiisen

    A portrait of a remarkable woman who lives alone in the remote part of Estonia, in Soomaa National Park. Every Spring, the area gets badly flooded for weeks at times, but still, she has no plans of leaving.

  • Hippodrome
    Hippodrome

    Originaalpealkiri: Hipodroom

    2021 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Vladimir Loginov

    An ode to a faded jewel in the heart of the Estonian capital – Tallinn Hippodrome. Once a majestic racecourse track, all that is left is a lonely horse stable. Today it has become a social club for bizarre parties, engagement photo sessions and a home for young girls and old men taking care of the remaining racehorses.

  • The Listener
    The Listener

    Original title in Estonian: Kuulaja

    2021 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Kristiina Iilane

    The film shows how wordless communication between man and horses is more sensitive than our normal communication between people.

  • Uue ajastu kunstnik Edith Karlson
    Uue ajastu kunstnik Edith Karlson

    2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Aljona Suržikova

  • Portrait story: the role of a cinematographer in making a feature film. Interview with Ago Ruus
    Portrait story: the role of a cinematographer in making a feature film. Interview with Ago Ruus

    Original title in Estonian: Portreelugu: operaator-lavastaja roll mängufilmi tegemisel. Intervjuu Ago Ruusiga

    2019 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Tanel Topaasia

    Documentary exercise film about the role of a cinematographer in making a feature film.

  • The Circle
    The Circle

    Original title: Südamering

    2019 | Documentary | Director: Margit Lillak

    To change the world, one needs to start within.

  • Truth and Justice
    Truth and Justice

    Original title: Tõde ja õigus

    2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Tanel Toom

    Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.

  • Wild Justice
    Wild Justice

    Original title in Estonian: Omakohus

    2019 | Students film, Short | Director: German Golub

    Estonian western, where the rules are made by the player.

  • Young Peeter At Laanetaguse
    Young Peeter At Laanetaguse

    Original title: Peetrike Laanetagusel

    2018 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Rein Maran

    This family film from Estonian Grand Old Man of nature film Rein Maran, is a story of a child’s explorations of nature and first notices of the surrounding biodiversity. The viewer will find themselves discovering, through his eyes, all possible kinds of miraculous creatures in the grass, on plants, in shrubs and in sky-reaching trees, sharing his astonishment and joy of first discovery.

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