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Nazis and Blondes

Original title: Fritsud ja blondiinid

2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Arbo Tammiksaar

Estonian-Latvian co-production about the "established fascists" - Baltic actors who were used by the Soviet film industry to create the representation of an enemy and to recreate the image of Baltic people as fascists.

Baltic actors had a special and ungrateful role in Soviet history of cinema - Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians appeared on screen as bloodthursty fascists in numerous war films. The filmmakers' question is whether this has influenced the image of the Baltic people? The documentary that has been co-produced by Estonian and Latvian filmmakers tells about artist's responsibility and creative options. The actors - Tõnu Aav from Estonia, Uldis Lieldidžs from Latvia and Algimantas Masiulis from Lithuania - express their opinion on the subject.
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Our name will be forgotten in the course of time

Original title: Ajapikku unustatakse meie nimi

2008 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary by Andres Sööt about the deportation that took place in June 1941 in Estonia. The film has been dedicated to all victims of this event.

Events of the past tend to fade away; however, the June deportation of 1941 has remained to the memory of Estonian people forever as one of the cruellest crimes by Soviet authorities. At the night of June 14, 1941, more than ten thousand people were deported to Siberia, most of them being women and children. The film introduces those who stayed alive in SIberia and finally returned back home. Director Andres Sööt whose family also collapsed due to the June deportation dedicates his film to all those sent to Siberia. This is an everlasting responsibility - not to forget.
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Greetings from Soviet Estonia!

Original title: Tervitusi Nõukogude Eestist!

2007 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Urmas Eero Liiv
Men from Forgotten Army

Original title: Mees unustatud armeest

2006 | Documentary | Director: Kalle Käesel

Documentary by Indrek Treufeldt and Kalle Käesel about Estonians who guarded Nazi criminals during Nurenberg Trials.

Story about an Estonian military unit that was active until the early 1960s. Watchkeeping company no. 4221 watched the war criminals of noble rank during Nuremberg Trials. Estonians who fought in Waffen-SS against Bolshevism and later were in military prison were actually watching their chiefs in Nuremberg. It is difficult to explain how Estonians could get such a close access to the events of Nuremberg Trials. The documentary reveals the historical background information about the strange situation and former soldiers, who are still alive, share their memories.
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The Blue Hills

Original title: Sinimäed

2006 | Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand
The Collapse of The Soviet Union

Original title: Eestlased Kremlis

2006 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

The activities of the Estonian representatives at the Congress of the Communist Party of Soviet Union led to the collapse of the Soviet empire.

It was during the era of 1989-1991 when the Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union made the decisions that enabled the Baltic States to break away from the empire that once had occupied the countries. The crowning achievement of Estonian politicians in Kreml was disclosing of the secret protocols of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and declaring them null and void. Distributing the ideas of Estonian politicians among the national representatives in Moscow, intensive collaboration with Boris Yeltsin and Russian democrats made the communist empire to collapse. Documentary aims at correcting the widely spred misconception that regaining their independence was ...
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Fortieth War

Original title: Neljakümnes sõda

2005 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary by Andres Sööt about the Narva Battalion. The greatest value of the battalion was the Estonian men who volunteered to the Estonian Legion in the autumn of 1942.

Documentary by Andres Sööt has been dedicated to the Narva Battalion of Estonian Grenadiers where the soldiers fought for the independence of the Republic of Estonia in World War 2. These Estonian men who volunteered to Estonian Legion in the autumn of 1942 got a proper training in order to fight in the corps of Wiking SS division against the Soviet troops. The battle of Tannenberg and battles in Ukraine caused many victims; yet, it was not up to them to prevent the second Soviet occupation in Estonia.
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From eternity's point of view

Original title: Igaviku seisukohalt

2002 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Igor Ruus, Heli Speek

Portrait documentary about cameraman Semyon Shkolnikov and the Soviet era that he filmed.

Semyon Shkolnikov (b. 1918), cameraman of film chronicles and documentaries, started his career in the field of filmmaking as a war front cameraman. In 1948 he started to work for Tallinn Kinostuudio (later known as Tallinnfilm), Estonia. He was a member of crew working with 377 cinema newsreels "Soviet Estonia"; as a director he has completed 60 documentaries. Semjon Školnikovi meenutuste vahele on pikitud rohkelt arhiivikaadreid, mis annavad pildi operaatorist endast kui ka nõukogude ajastust, mida ta filmis.
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The War After War

Original title of the film "Sõda pärast sõda"

2002 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Simm
Poeme d´Amour

Original title; Armastuse poeem

1998 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Airi Kasera

World-famous violinist Evi Liivak, a former prodigy, is being portrayed through her husband's and friends' points of view.

Biographical documentary about a former prodigy, world-famous violinist Evi Liivak (1924-1996). The film introduces the life of a talented musician who was born in VIljandi, Estonia and who lived her life in New York. The main storyteller of the film is a widowed old gentleman Richard Anschuetz who was living and working together with Evi Liivak since the postwar years. There is noble dignity in the old man's admiration, silent contemplations, descriptions of the past and mutual relationships where the attachment to each other and to art will be revealed.
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