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  • 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.

  • The Gold Spinners
    The Gold Spinners

    Original title: Kullaketrajad

    2013 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Hardi Volmer, Kiur Aarma

  • The Kings of the Time
    The Kings of the Time

    Original title: Aja meistrid

    2008 | Documentary, Portrait, Animation, Puppet | Director: Mait Laas

    Documentary with the elements of animation directed by Mait Laas about the founders of Eesti Nukufilm, film directors Elbert Tuganov and Heino Pars.

  • Chief Architects
    Chief Architects

    Original title: Peaarhitektid

    1999 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

    Documentary by Andres Sööt about Soviet architecture and buildings in Tallinn, equipped with the commentaries by former top architects.

  • Kogu võim …
    Kogu võim …

    1989 | Documentary | Director: Irene Lään

  • Pärnu - concern and embarrassment?
    Pärnu - concern and embarrassment?

    Title in Estonian: Pärnu - mure ja häbi?

    1988 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

    Documentary about the blue-black-white summer in Pärnu, about the sewers and the E. coli bacteria in the sea water where swimming is forbidden.

  • Etrnograafia muuseum
    Etrnograafia muuseum

    1987 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Peeter Tooming

  • Garage
    Garage

    Title in Estonian: Garaaž

    1987 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Toomas Lepp

    Documentary about the lack of garages at the end of 1980s.

  • Meie Uduvere
    Meie Uduvere

    1987 | Documentary | Director: Sulev Nõmmik

  • EKP XIX kongress
    EKP XIX kongress

    1986 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Mihhail Dorovatovski

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