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Wanderers

Title in Estonian: Kondajad

1990 | Documentary | Director: Tõnis Lepik

Episodes of mountaineering through the protagonist's emotions and experience.

Documentary about the expedition in Pamir mountains held by Estonian alpinists. Existentialist contemplation about surviving in harsh conditions in nature as well as about perceiving the power of mountains and the diminutiveness of a human being. The urge to climb the heights, assessing one's personal abilities. Views of mountains accompanied by the protagonist's monologue.
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Farewell to Borodin

Original title: Lahkumine Borodinist

1988 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Tooming

Documentary by Peeter Tooming about the possibility of life in Kunda, the town of cement.

Kunda is a small industrial town in Northern Estonia. The daily life of the town is both literally and metaphorically influenced by the cement factory. Director Peeter Tooming wonders what the future of the town in an ecological and social sense will be.
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Nõmme

1988 | Documentary | Director: Virve Koppel

Documentary about Nõmme district in Tallinn, discussions about the feeling of home and being a homeowner.

A little walk around Nõmme district, accompanied by an old resident and a town boy about lifestyle, feeling of home and being a homeowner.
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Us, the residents of Piirissaare

Original title: Meie, piirissaarlased

1987 | Documentary | Director: Semjon Školnikov

Documentary directed by Semyon Shkolnikov about the life and vanishing population of Piirissaare island.

The documentary tells the story of Piirissaare island and its residents though Georgi Pankruhhin's point of view - he is a local medical assistant and a resident of Piirissaare who has lived there for about fifty years. Georgi thinks back to the times when there were ten times more residents, more children and even a school for them in Piirissaare. Currently, in the year of 1987, there are only elderly women and men living there who are still successfully growing onions.
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Change of weather

Original title: Ilmamuutus

1986 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Tooming

Documentary by Peeter Tooming about the problems in a village of Hiiumaa island and about the three "old school" workers who live in the island.

The filmmakers who observe the daily life in Hiiumaa island get the overview about local problems of rural life from Udo Mäll, head of the local forest management unit. But the focus is on three local craftsmen – Aaser Erik who makes small carts; Aadu Kõrm who makes various items for horses (a maker of bits, spurs, and metal mountings for bridles and saddles) in his workshop; and Evald Hanikat who weaves baskets. These are men who express their regret that there won't be anyone whom they can leave their skills and tools to.
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Man of Kihnu

Original title: Kihnu mees

1986 | Documentary | Director: Mark Soosaar

Documentary directed by Mark Soosaar about the island of Kihnu, its residents and the social problems of the local society.

Twelve years after making the documentary "Woman of Kihnu" (1973), director Mark Soosaar films another documentary where the focus is on the male residents of Kihnu island. The right to organize their life has been taken away from Kihnu people: important decisions are made in the mainland, local culture is vanishing, social problems are getting worse. Local men are drinking vodka, become alcoholics, or die at sea. The filmmakers ruthlessly record situations that normally would not see any strangers as witnesses. The documentary has followed the actions of sincere people; the stories told by Mark Soosaar are both colourful and ...
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Soovid, soovid

1985 | Music Documentary, Documentary | Director: Toivo Elme
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Kassilaane

1982 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Tooming

Director Peeter Tooming portrays the smallest school in Estonia in Kassilaane, Põlva district where only three children study.

Kassilaane elementary school was founded already in the middle of 19th century. By the beginning of 1980s, the school has only one teacher and three pupils left. The filmmakers observe the daily life of the small village school: classes, playing, lunchtime, physical education class. Leili Jõks teaches all subjects at the school, she is the spirit of the house who is totally dedicated to her job; if only there were more pupils.
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Esimene eluaasta

1981 | Commissioned, Popular Sciences, Other categories | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Seal, kus toodeti turvast

1980 | Commissioned, Other categories, Documentary | Director: Reet Kasesalu, Inessa Kozlova