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Art and the Cold War. Esthetic Resistance

Original title: Kunst ja külm sõda

2024 | Documentary | Director: Sandra Jõgeva

A story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West.

A story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West. It recalls a time when art was larger and more important than life itself. But also a time, the like of which Estonian art has never seen and most likely will never see again. On one side, there are independent Soviet artists who lack not only the output but also the finances to complete their works. On the other side, there is the tempting West whose ambassadors (in the literal sense) take active interest in the Soviet underground art market. Selling one’s works to the West is a ...
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Eyes of the Past

2024 | Students film, Short | Director: Polina Popova

Eyes of the Past seeks to explore what it means to be free – not only from physical barriers or societal expectations, but also from past burdens and inner demons.

After a decade of incarceration, Josh struggles to adjust to the newfound freedom that the world outside prison offers him. While he finds employment at a motel, he is haunted by the ghosts of his past. Emma, a young, carefree traveler staying in the motel, crosses paths with Josh, igniting a series of events driven by passion, paranoia, fear, and the inescapable weight of regret and past memories.
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MUTE

2024 | Students film, Short | Director: Pablo Knappe Rodriguez

MUTE is a short story written by Stephen King. Through Steven King’s “Dollar Baby Program” the director Pablo Knappe Rodriguez was able to secure the non profit rights for a short film adaptation.

Monette enters a confession booth and asks the priest if he thinks god may have sent someone to kill his wife. At first the priest is offended by this blasphemous question, but Monette argues that he thinks he’s able to prove it and tells the priest the grim story of what happened.
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Trauma in these Walls

2024 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Maros Pulscak

A filmmaker comes back to a house where a great tragedy happened, in order to find a closure within the space that already feels too foreign.

Short documentary reflects on the perception of space, and the connotations that spaces carry. It tells a personal story of a filmmaker who comes back to revisit a house he used to live in while being a student in The Netherlands. The film deals with his personal experience of a life in a foreign country, in upsetting living conditions, where one’s safety is constantly jeopardized. The film leads to a truly tragic event that showcases how fragile is one’s safety, and expands on the ever-present trauma and the horrors that are crawling in- between the walls of the house, he ...
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Eyes on you

Original title in Estonian: (Ära) vaata

2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Raoul Kirsima

Short film about an old lady living alone who has a feeling that someone is watching her.

Lea, an old lady living alone, loses herself and the world around when she gets the feeling that someone is watching her. Her son Tarmo bringing groceries is but a short relief. Once he suggests to ignore her fears and leaves, the situation however only gets worse.
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Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost

Original title: Apteeker Melchior. Viirastus

2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

In the second film of medieval thriller, the night watchman is frightened by a terrible ghost - the tragically drowned daughter of a rich merchant.

In the second film of medieval thriller, the night watchman is frightened by a terrible ghost - the tragically drowned daughter of a rich merchant. In the morning, the guard has fallen to death from a high tower and several more people lose their lives in suspicious accidents. Investigating these events, Melchior's paths cross with a prostitute, a priest, a foreign artist and a mad heretic. The clues take him to the Pirita Convent, which gloomy vaults hide a dangerous secret buried in oblivion. At the same time, Melchior is troubled by the question of why his beloved Keterlyn suddenly breaks ...
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Minsk

2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Boris Guts

Minsk. August 2020. Pavel and Julia, a young couple, go out at night…During 1,5 hours, their life changes completely.

Pavel and Julia, a young couple living in Minsk suburbs. They recently got married, got a mortgage for an apartment, and now are planning to have a baby. After sex, laying in bed in their cozy apartment, they discuss their coming future, recall how they met each other, joke and have fun. Couple goes out at night, to check Pavel’s ex-wife’s, Tanya’s car. During the walk, they end up in the middle of protests of the civilian population, which came out against the unfair presidential elections. Tanya, participates in these protests. Pavel tries to contact her, but her phone is ...
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The Bus

Original title in Estonian: Buss

2022 | Students film, TV Show | Director: Rasmus Rammo, Kristi Tirmaste

The comedy series “The Bus” by Kristi Tirmaste and Rasmus Rammo follows the life of a typical Estonian village Pahuküla that completely changes once a local resident is murdered.

Leena is an ambitious fashion lover from a typical Estonian village called Pahuküla, who has decided to change her boring life and start a career in the city. Unfortunately for Leena, her plans are turned upside down as she drives in the local bus for the last time before leavung. A local villager dies suddenly and stops the calm life of Pahuküla. Locals start suspecting the worst - a cold blood murder in the middle of the day.
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The Bog

Original title: Soo

2021 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ergo Kuld

A period piece taking place at a stormy time in world history, intertwining an atmospheric thriller with an enchanting love story. In addition to these main elements the film has plenty of humour and a number of colorful supporting characters.

A thrilling love story, based on the eponymous novel by Oskar Luts, takes us back to the year 1917, when Europe was engulfed in WW1 and a revolution erupted on the other side of Estonia`s Eastern border. Young artist Toomas Haava (Franz Malmsten) returns from Paris, back to his brother's bog farm and wraps himself unintentionally in a conflict with violent and terrifying Madjak (Märten Matsu), who is harassing a local girl, Hilda (Hanna-Ly Aavik), also known as Wildcat. Enchanted by the mysterious beauty, Toomas discovers himself in the middle of a fight for love, with his own life at stake. ...
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Cerberus

2020 | Feature film, Short | Director: Kaspar Ainelo

When truth goes missing, lies start to grow, leaving no room for miracles to be born. An ode to the post-truth world. A short film directed by Kaspar Ainelo about a lost dog, a crime and victims.

Meelis, a modern countryman in search of his lost dog, comes upon a village where a mysterious crime has taken place. While trying to figure out the truth behind the strange events, a growing suspicion tempts to claim another victim.
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