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Snow Horse Whisperer

Original title: Lumehobuste peremees

2007 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Gerda Kordemets

Documentary about the original world of Tanel Koppen, a man from Viru county, Estonia.

39-year-old Tanel was equipped with great skills in order to become either a good farmer or an artist until a serious intellectual disability - oligophrenia - took away the skills from him. Tanel Koppen is a childish and friendly man. His close ones are used to Tanel's wishes and behaviour that makes it safe to live for Tanel. Jaanus Kulli vistits Tanel both in summer and in winter; they discuss various subjects. When snow starts to melt, a new cattle will be born - the snow animals: horses, cows, geese and ducks. Tanel builds a new barn for his new ...
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On the Other Side of Leprosy

Original title: Teisel pool pidalitõbe

2006 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea, Peeter Simm
Elf Disco

Original title: Päkapikudisko

2001 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

Expedition by filmmakers Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi to the hidden world of violence where the victims are children.

The children's world includes as much brutality as the world of adults. This is invisible violence since it often takes place as an intramural activity. Filmmakers Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi study the cases of the following kids: Kätlin, Märt, Marek and Indrek. All of them have experienced more violence in their own way than most of the kids of their age. The film brings the viewer to a sad journey to the hidden and traumatic zone in society. The filmmakers try to talk to the children, parents and teachers about the subjects that are often referred to only in ...
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Madonna Is Not Dead A.D. 2050

Original title: Armas tuss 50 aastat hiljem

2000 | Feature film, Short | Director: René Vilbre

Futuristic vision with the touch of absurd about the Estonian people's possibilities to survive.

Two oldsters have decided to make babies. When they were young they never had time for that because they had to work hard in order to survive. Now that they are retired, the two active oldsters make babies for sale in order to spend their old age for consuming beer, cigarettes and cocaine. It is the year of 2050. Soon, the third baby of the oldsters' couple will be born and the selling price is going up. Moral and ethical categories have changed. Ageing Europe needs children.
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Three Stories About ...

Original title: Sellised kolm lugu: Aida

1999 | Feature film, Short | Director: Peeter Simm

Short film directed by Peeter Simm is inspired by a shipwreck that took place near Sõrve Peninsula, Deember 1994.

There is a ship on her beam ends ashore at the cape of Sõrve Peninsula. A local constable with a tractor drives goes to investigate the case. The chain of events that follows will change quite a few things in the emotional and mental attitudes of those included in the case. A short film about people who live, work and love almost at the periphery of the world.
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Lithuanianʹs Community Information Bureau in Toronto

Title in Estonian: Toronto Leedu kogukonna infobüroo

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Forms are being filled in at the Lithuanian Community Information Bureau in Toronto, also operational information about the tragic events in Vilnius in 1991 is given.

The Lithuanian Community Information Bureau looks busy. People are filling in forms and giving signatures. Information about the events in Vilnius on January 1991 is being collected and mediated both via phone and fax. Worker at the information bureau gives an interview to the news channel CBC News (synchronized). The interviewee tells about the Soviet armed agression against the protesters in Vilnius. Western world should definitely react to the efforts of the Baltic states for regaining their independence. The interviewee believes that Mikhail Gorbachev has lost control over the events taking place in the Soviet Union.
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Forgive us Andrey

Title in Estonian: Andesta Andrei

1990 | Documentary | Director: Raivo Suviste

Portrait documentary directed by Raivo Suviste about academician Andrey Sakharov, Nobel Prize laureate.

Andrey Sakharov (May 21, 1921–December 14, 1989) was Russian nuclear physicist, social activist and dissident. Since 1948, he participated in developing of thermonuclear weapons. In late 1950s, Sakharov started to worry about the consequences of his achievements and tried to avoid arms race while writing letters to the Soviet authorities. He was arrested in 1980 due to his protest against the Afghan War and he was sent to house arrest in Gorsky where he lived under the surveillance of Militia until 1986 when Mikhail Gorbachev let him free. Andrey Sakharov gives an interview in this documentary nineteen days before his ...
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Looking for a Good Person

Original title: Otsin head inimest

1986 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Heli Speek

Problems of a single person in the Soviet Estonia.

Psychologist Tõnu Ots tries to find answers to the questions why Soviet people stay single and how to find a partner. There is no correct answer. Filmmakers observe the life and activities of two main characters - a rural man Arvo and a city woman Ülle.
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Heroes

Title in Estonian: Heerosed

1980 | Documentary | Director: Peep Puks

Documentary about the olympic medalists Aavo Pikkuus, Ivar Stukolkin, Jaak Uudmäe and Viljar Loor at the Summer Olypic Games in Moscow 1980.

Sports documentary about the olympic medalists Aavo Pikkuus, Ivar Stukolkin, Jaak Uudmäe and Viljar Loor observes the athletes' achievements at the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow 1980 and before that during the test competitions. The film shows the magic and pain of professional sports.
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Nõukogude Eesti

1971 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek