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  • An Interview with Ave Kuik
    An Interview with Ave Kuik

    Original title in Estonian: Intervjuu Ave Kuikiga

    2023 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Marleen Prükkel

    Marleen Prükkel’s interview with costume designer Ave Kuik.

  • Legends of Winding Roads
    Legends of Winding Roads

    Original title: Kurvilise tee legendid

    2023 | Documentary | Director: Tarvo Mölder

    Several Estonians rally crews raced in the USSR team in the 80s. Every driver's dream was to make it to the team because it was the door behind the Iron Curtain. The rally legends have many untold stories about life as top rally drivers in the absurd Soviet system and on the world's rally stages.

  • My summer fades away
    My summer fades away

    Original title in Latvian: Mana vasara aiziet

    2023 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Beata Raubiško

    A stream of consciousness of an older Latvian musician Ingus Baukšķenieks intertwined with the practise of his band “Dzeltenie pastnieki”.

  • 2 Hours to Happiness
    2 Hours to Happiness

    Original title: 2 tundi õnneni

    2022 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Moonika Siimets

    Poetical documentary film of the longing for and the search of happiness between Estonia and Finland.

  • A Letter From Helga
    A Letter From Helga

    2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir

    In a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, young farmer Bjarni begins a passionate, forbidden affair with his neighbour Helga, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.

  • Between the Three
    Between the Three

    Original title: Kolmevahel

    2022 | Documentary | Director: Marek Vahula

    The story of environmental protection of Kunda Bay in 1992–1993.

  • Estonian Rhapsody
    Estonian Rhapsody

    Original title: Kukerpillide rapsoodia

    2022 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

    A film about the Estonians’ favorite folk band Kukerpillid and its spirited journey through the summer concert venues of Estonia, with interludes to the roots of Estonian folkmusic.

  • Kadunud isa
    Kadunud isa

    2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Avdjuško

  • Porcelain Madness
    Porcelain Madness

    Original title: Nõudehullud

    2022 | Documentary | Director: Eik Erik Sikk

    At the same time with corona, an illness started to spread that has no cure – porcelain madness

  • Walker on Water
    Walker on Water

    Original title: Vetelkõndija

    2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Anu Aun

    A documentary about being a woman, told through the life and work of Estonia’s most beloved and internationally most known contemporary poetess Kristiina Ehin.

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