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Estonia on the Olympic Games

Title in Estonian: Eesti olümpial

1990 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Eha Väinsalu, Tarvo Villomann

Documentary of the victorious sports history in Estonia, numerous archival materials and unique moments.

Estonian athletes bring unprecedented harvest of medals from the olympic games in 1988. Most Estonians still remember the medals that Erika Salumäe, the Tõniste brothers, Jüri Tamm and Tiit Sokk won at the Seoul Olympic Games. Or the bronze medal Allar Levandi won at Calgary Winter Olympic Games. The conditions are ready for restoring the national olympic committee in Estonia. It takes place in January 1989. Now it is a proper time to look back how everything started. While riding the emotional wave, the documentary observes the Estonians' interest towards sports since the era of Georg Lurich. How does the ...
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Randlased

1990 | Documentary, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Toivo Kusmin
Return to the home ground

Original title: Kodupinnale tulek. Kalju Lepik 70

1990 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks

Expatriate Estonian, poet Kalju Lepik, visits his fatherland Estonia after having been away from it for about 50 years.

Poet Kalju Lepik, expatriate Estonian living in Sweden, is awarded Juhan Liiv poetry award for his poetry series "Old melodies" published in 1989 in Estonia. When coming to receive his award in Juhan Liiv's birth place Alatskivi, Lepik visits his home country for the first time after having been away for about fifty years. The poet goes to see the places of his childhood in Koeru as well as visits his mother after a long period of separation. In the background the author reads his own poetry.
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Siberia has also been my homeland

Title in Estonian: Ka Siber on olnud mu kodumaa

1990 | Documentary | Director: Märt Müür

Documentary directed by Märt Müür about his family, deportation and meetings with people with similar destinies.

The author of the documentary is mainly recalling his personal experience, events, emotions and memories. Together with the film's author there are also his close relatives and people with similar destiny met during the times in Siberia. People recollect various events in a foreign country outside Matsimärdi farm. While being based on today's beliefs, Märt Müür attempts to form a collective portrait of thousands of people with tragic destinies, once deported from Estonia to Siberia.
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Tallinna Masinaehitustehas

1990 | Documentary, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Vitali Gorbunov
With Betti Alver

Original title: Betti Alveriga

1990 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks

Recollective portrait documentary directed by Peep Puks about Betti Alver, Estonian writer, poetess and translator.

Recollective portrait documentary about Betti Alver (Nov 23, 1906 - June 19, 1989) who was a member of "Arbujad" poets' group. The film was made right after the poetess passed away - when the memories of her close ones were still fresh and her residence was intact. Betti Alver's family members, friends and colleagues share their memories about the poetess.
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About Johannes Hint

Title in Estonian: Johannes Hindist

1989 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary directed by Andres Sööt about doctor of technology Johannes Hint, his scientific research, his "guilt" and posthumous rehabilitation.

Johannes Hint (September 20, 1914 – September 5, 1985) was an Estonian scientist of technology, doctor of technical sciences, writer Aadu Hint's brother. He is the author behind more than 200 scientific publications, 62 inventions, 28 patents. His inventions are still used today in Germany, Austria, USA, Japan and Russia. And yet, Johannes Hint died in Patarei prison in Tallinn at the age of 70. In November 1981, Johannes Hint was arrested because of false accusations. During the political process he was found guilty for several professional abuse of office and punished with 15 years of imprisonment. His state awards, ...
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Breeding of the Estonian black-and white cow

Original title: Eesti mustakirju karja aretus

1989 | Documentary, Commissioned, Other categories | Director: Leo Ilves

Documentary about the history and present day of breeding Estonian black-and-white cattle.

The documentary was commissioned by the Committee of State Agrocultural Industry of Estonian SSR and tells about the history of breeding of Estonian black-and-white cow, illustrated by archival film materials and photographs. Aarne Pung, agricultural scientist; Manivald Metsaalt, scientist of animal breeding; Paul Brothe, German animal breeder and Peeter Kibe, chief zootechnician of Estonian collective farm, discuss about the recent developments in the field.
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Brief course in internationalism

Title in Estonian: Internatsionalismi lühikursus

1989 | Documentary | Director: Ants Vill

Political events in Estonia in 1988 and 1989.

Political events in Estonia with the participation of Russian-speaking people. With the initiative of Soviet-minded intermovement that was opposed to the independence of Estonian, crowded meetings took place near Linnahall in Tallinn. The people who spoke there were aggressive towards the local nation. Archival footage about occupying Estonia complement the mentality of the protesting people.
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Eesti merikotkas

1989 | Popular Sciences | Director: Peep Puks, Arvo Vilu

This is survey of the distribution, history of protection and presentday critical situation of the white-tailed eagle as a engarded species. The film observes the life of a couple of white-tails from their choice of nestling site to the depature of the young in a unique and tragic illustration to natural history.