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  • Roots: One Hundred Years of War and Music
  • Erkki-Sven Tüür: 7 Etudes in Pictures
    Erkki-Sven Tüür: 7 Etudes in Pictures

    Original title: Erkki-Sven Tüür: 7 etüüdi piltides

    2010 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Marianne Kõrver

    A documentary film portrait by Marianne Kõrver about Estonian renowned composer Erkki-Sven Tüür.

  • Dialogues. Composer Valentin Silvestrov
    Dialogues. Composer Valentin Silvestrov

    Original title: Dialoogid. Helilooja Valentin Silvestrov

    2008 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

    Valentin Silvestrov is an internationally acknowledged contemporary Ukrainian composer of classical music and regarded as one of finest composers of his generation.

  • Greetings from Soviet Estonia!
    Greetings from Soviet Estonia!

    Original title: Tervitusi Nõukogude Eestist!

    2007 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Urmas Eero Liiv

  • Beyond the Water
    Beyond the Water

    Original title: Teisel pool vett

    2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Liia Sakkos

  • Alone and Together
    Alone and Together

    Original title of the film "Üksinda ja koos"

    2002 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

  • Arvo Pärt. 24 Preludes for a Fugue
    Arvo Pärt. 24 Preludes for a Fugue

    Original title: Arvo Pärt. 24 prelüüdi ühele fuugale

    2002 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

    Dorian Supin's documentary about Arvo Pärt records the composer's life and creative activities during the two productive years together with Pärt's recollections of the past.

  • Estonia's Choice 2001
    Estonia's Choice 2001

    Original title: Eesti valik 2001

    2002 | Documentary | Director: Rein Raamat

    An important moment in Estonian history has been recorded for future generations - the process of presidential elections of the Republic of Estonia in 2001 and electing Arnold Rüütel as the President of Estonia.

  • Orient Occident
    Orient Occident

    2001 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

    Arvo Pärt´s work Orient Occident was commissioned for the Berliner Festwochen and the premiere was on September 2000 in Berlin.

  • Pictures from the XXth Century Estonia
    Pictures from the XXth Century Estonia

    Original title: Möödunud sajandi Eestist

    2000 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

    Documentary directed by Andres Sööt has recorded the years of 1996 and 1997 as a continuation to the earlier annual film chronicles "Year of the Dragon" and "Year of the Horse".

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