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Chasing Ponies

Original title: Ameerika suvi

2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rain Rannu

This road movie is about life. It is loosely based on the adventures of real Eastern European university students selling books door to door in United States.

This road movie is about life. It is loosely based on the adventures of real Eastern European university students selling books door to door in United States. This movie touches us all, as summer work in the US has become something of a phenomenon among students in Europe - everyone knows someone who has spent a summer in USA - some experiences good, some not so good, each a story in it's own right. This movie is your chance to experience their adventures firsthand. Without sacrificing 3 months of your life. Filming took place in September 2015. It was all ...
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Mother

Original title: Ema

2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kadri Kõusaar

Mother is a thrilleresque story about the consequences of years of self-deception, unfulfilled dreams and lack of love.

This small town crime story in the pastel tones of modern retro offers recognition and bitter humour. “Mother” is a thrilleresque story about rash decisions made in the name of dreams that will have haunting consequences for some time to come. The film focuses on a woman whose adult son has fallen into a coma after being shot. Taking care of him at home, she has to face a whole town trying to solve the puzzle of what exactly happened. But in a small town, where everyone knows everyone and everything except for what’s right under their nose, the world’s ...
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Instructions On How To Build A Spaceship

Original title: Õpetusi kosmoselaeva ehituseks

2015 | Documentary | Director: Madis Ligema

A film about a bunch of brainiacs, who, having seen too many sci-fi movies, start building the first Estonian student satellite Estcube to send it to outer space. They are comforted by the fact that in space technology nothing is certain and they are most likely to fail. Nothing to lose!

Instructions On How To Build A Spaceship is a film about a brainiacs who have seen too many sci-fi movies, start building the first Estonian student satellite- Estcube. Its a film about its building, launching and life after the success. Mart Noorma PhD, one of the main characters of the film, is the initiator of and the engine behind the project, or the supervisor, officially speaking. The satellite was primarily built by students, namely around 90 of them, who have been associated with the project over the years. Estcube was launched in the spring of 2013, amidst of loud media ...
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See olengi mina

2014 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Vahur Laiapea
40+2 weeks

Original title: 40+2 nädalat

2012 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Margit Lillak

When people make plans, the gods laugh (juhtlause) How to give birth? Under water or on the dry land? In the hospital or at home? Standing up or lying down? Will routine or free will ultimately come out on top? A humorous documentary examines how contemporary women relate to childbirth and what options they have to choose between in making their decisions. The author, a main character of the film becomes pregnant for the first time. In parallel with her somewhat Borat-like adventures in the diverse world of services, packages and birth methods, the story of two very different women unfolds.
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Classics. Evi Mardna

Original title: Klassikud. Evi Mardna

2010 | Amateur films, Documentary | Director: Tõnu Aru

The documentary introduces the exhibition of ceramic artist Evi Mardna's work celebrating her 80th birthday. Mardna has been a long-time lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

The exhibition series of classics celebrates Evi Mardna's 80th birthday. She has a unique social competence and sense of humour - this also reflects from her personal exhibitions held in the museum of design and applied arts. Underneath the medieval arches of the exhibition hall there is a collection of funny ceramic sculptures - lions, dragons, dinosaurs, birds, musicians, vacationers, athletes, devils, lots of characters known from history and literature, and some vases, plates and other commodities. The artist walks around the exhibition hall and gives comments on her work.
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The Table

Original title: Laud

2004 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Jelena Girlin, Mari-Liis Bassovskaja, Urmas Jõemees

Vivat, crescat, floreat vagina!

Roza has given birth to many children, all with different men. The protagonist is Rita, her youngest daughter, whose fate - like her mother's - is to endure the effort and pain of giving birth. How and whether she can cope with this, or the world?
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A Living Force

Original title: Elav jõud

2003 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

Three men, three different stories about work and being lazy, dignity and despair, struggle for existence and self-pity in a ruthless society of success.

The humoristic documentary follows the struggle of three men, very different in their outlook on life: Georg – a loser, Peeter – an intellectual and Arto – a yuppie, all of them living in a society built on success and power. This is a film about work, indolence, dignity and despair.
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Samuel's Internet

Original title: Saamueli Internet

2000 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

Action takes place mostly in Internet, into where Saamuel and his Piglet get by accident.

This is the part of the puppet film trilogy "Gabbage Head", which main character is stubborn and selfish peasant Saamuel and his loyal partner - Pink Piglet. This film trilogy, carried out in classical puppet animation is an action-like adventure film for the whole family. Puppets and design of the film are realistic. Action takes place nowadays - in this part mostly in Internet, into where Saamuel and his Piglet get by accident. Saamuel understands the importance of information and starts do deal with it.
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Torch Trotters

Original title: Tulekummardajad

1999 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Heini Drui