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Two-Timing

Original title: Kaksikelu

2003 | Feature film, Short | Director: Raimo Jõerand

Short film directed by young documentalist Raimo Jõerand, telling about the marital relationships and playing with paradoxes.

When their marriage becomes a routine, a husband and a wife have a tradition to act as lovers who have not seen each other for a long time. So far, this masquerade has been refreshing and safe but now it is going too far and becomes fatally dangerous. The wife wants to get his husband killed, but when she calls for an assassin, it turns out that the assassin will be her own husband who secretly works as one. Does such situation have solutions?
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For Crazies Only

Original title: Ainult hulludele ehk halastajaõde

1990 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Iho

Feature film by Arvo Iho tells the story of a nurse working at the department of traumatology. She helps a young man who has lost self-confidence and emotional balance and needs help in order to rediscover his virility. The nurse's behaviour will be disapproved by other people.

A young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful Russian nurse taking care of him. In order to restore the young man's vitality, self-confidence and virility, the nurse spends a night full of tenderness and love with him. Rita's colleagues start teasing her. Yet, there is someone who considers Rita to be the source for the evil and takes action. Rita accepts her fate but the avenger becomes more brutal every time.
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On the Border of Two Worlds

Title in Estonian: Katõ ilma veere pääl

1990 | Documentary | Director: Karl Kello

Documentary directed by Karl Kello, Kuldar Sink and Aare Hõrn about the Seto people living on the border of two worlds, two cultures and two religions, the East and the West.

Mighty kings and seven hundred years of great wars could not destroy the small Seto nation, even if the fifty years of the Soviet regime has been extremely hard. After World War 2, the ancient habitat of Setu peoples - Pechorsky district that had belonged to the first Republic of Estonia – was annexed to Russia. Half of the Seto population of five thousand people remained in Estonia and the other half in Russia. The life of both halves has been very different. And despite that the small nation attemps to preserve their mentality and language, religious traditions, to cherish ...
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To Shura

Original title: Šurale

1990 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Renita Lintrop, Hannes Lintrop

A film about an elderly Russian woman who was an industrial worker in Estonia. Despite her hard existence and horrible working conditions she trusts in God and human cordiality. The film is part of a series of portraits by the Lintrups (who also made cogito, ergo sumof elderly and somewhat strange Estonians that relate the history of this small ethnic group.
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Trei in Track and Field

Original title: 89-aastane kergejõustiku meistersportlane Karl Trei

1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Karl Trei, member of Canadian masters athletics club, tells about his principles related to his sports practice and aims at setting a new world record in high jump.

89-year-old Karl Trei is a member of Canadian masters athletics club. The veteran athlete gives an interview in a sports hall, explaining his principles of training. Practising sports later in life provides healthy body and mind. Karl Trei is running and stretching. The reporter interviews younger men and wants to know what they think about the elderly athlete. Karl Trei raises the bar to 1.06 and tries to set the world record in indoor high jump in his age group. In 1999, he brings home seven gold medals from the world championships in masters athletics in London.
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ESTO scouts in Canada 2/4

Original title: Eesti skaudid Kanadas 2/4

1987 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Estonian scouting in Toronto Estonian house, Canada. The participants talk about scouting at the beginning of refuge years and about present problems.

A great gathering takes place in Toronto Estonian House on May 24, 1987. Scoutmaster Jaan Lepp talks about scouting in exile and scouting as the growing platform of young Estonians' leadership skills. In the name of Estonian Scouts the gratitude is expressed to the headquarters of Canadian scouts for supporting the organization of courses in Kotkajärve. In honor of the guests from the headquarters of Ontario scouts the speech will be continued in English. Candles are burning on a big candle stand made of a birch tree trunk brought from Kotkajärve. The song of the higher scout rank "Back to ...
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ESTO scouts in Canada 3/4

Original title: Eesti skaudid Kanadas 3/4

1987 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Estonian scouting in Toronto Estonian House. Greeting speeches by the organization representatives.

Ilmar Heinsoo, Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Estonia in Canada, gives his gratitude to all people related to scouting, emphasizing the fact that expatriate scouting helps young people to go back to their roots and origin. One of the dream is to be again in a scout camp in Paralepa or Koitjärve under the national flag of Estonia in a free home country. Greetings from Joe Turner, headquarters of Ontario province, and from the girl scouts by the head scout Hilja Kuutma. Otto Rannamäe is expressing greetings on behalf of holders of Tammetäht decoration, the friends of scouts, ...
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What is the best thing about Kotka?

Title in Estonian: Mis on Kotkas kõige parem?

1981 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Julia Guteva-Sillart

Introduction of Kotka, the twin town of Tallinn.

Documentary about the town of Kotka. Information about its history and maritime affairs. Residents talk about their town. Opening celebration for the Lenin's bust.
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Grains of fairy tale

Title in Estonian: Muinasjututerad

1975 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Anatoli Kutai, Pjotr Perelmuter

Documentary about graphic artist Aino Bach.

Evald Okas is painting the portrait of Aino Bach. Art historian Boris Bernštein talks about filmmaking. The center of Tallinn, people in the streets. Aino Back walking, buying a newspaper and flowers. Artist Back working in her studio, various graphic prints. Old photographs. Aino in her home with Debora Vaarandi, Olga Lauristin and Boris Bernštein. Aino Bach at an art exhibition and walking in the old town of Tallinn.
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Oktoobridemonstratsioon Tallinnas

1972 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek