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Vertical Money. Part 4: Communication And Media

Original title: Vara küps. 4. osa: kommunikatsioon ja meedia

2024 | Documentary, Problem oriented, TV Serial | Director: Martti Helde

The series open the viewer to the current state of Estonian forests and shows how political decisions have affected the use of the common property. The series also offers solutions to move out of the deadlock of the debate and directs attention to the information that has been buried under the messages of controlled communication in the information noise of the forest war.

The final episode presents viewers with new material and topics not covered in the full-length documentary. It critically examines the portrayal of Estonia's forest policy in the media over the years, emphasizing these portrayals against the backdrop of the increasingly urgent climate crisis. The episode discusses controlled communication and reputation management, which the forestry industry has consistently implemented in shaping policy. Media and communication specialists, as well as the Estonian University of Life Sciences, contribute their perspectives.
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Vertical Money: Forest As Ecological System

Original title: Vara küps: Mets kui ökosüsteem

2024 | Documentary, Problem oriented, TV Serial | Director: Martti Helde

The series open the viewer to the current state of Estonian forests and shows how political decisions have affected the use of the common property. The series also offers solutions to move out of the deadlock of the debate and directs attention to the information that has been buried under the messages of controlled communication in the information noise of the forest war.

In the first episode of the documentary series, natural scientists define the concept of a forest from a scientific perspective and explain the principles of a forest as a holistic system. They discuss how activities like logging, pollution, and climate change can impact forest health and its ability to maintain biological diversity. The episode also delves into the debate about how modern forest management practices have influenced the current state of forests. Representatives from the timber industry present their views, considering forests as measurable resources. Lastly, an investigative journalist specializing in forest and land use reveals the underlying issues contributing ...
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Vertical Money: Forest People

Original title: Vara küps: Metsarahvas

2024 | Documentary, Problem oriented, TV Serial | Director: Martti Helde

The series open the viewer to the current state of Estonian forests and shows how political decisions have affected the use of the common property. The series also offers solutions to move out of the deadlock of the debate and directs attention to the information that has been buried under the messages of controlled communication in the information noise of the forest war.

The second episode begins with a review of television programs from the past decade that have covered the forest debate in various ways. Viewers are provided with insights into statements and facts by conservationist and former RMK employee Mati Sepp. The episode delves into the fundamental question of why Estonians often define themselves as a forest nation. Archaeologist Tõnno Jonuks retrospectively discusses myths and folklore, explaining how Estonian identity has evolved over time and the role forests have played in Estonian culture and national self-awareness. Through examples and facts, the episode reveals the true condition of Estonian forests and nature ...
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Vertical Money: The Future

Original title: Vara küps: Tulevik

2024 | Documentary, Problem oriented, TV Serial | Director: Martti Helde

The series open the viewer to the current state of Estonian forests and shows how political decisions have affected the use of the common property. The series also offers solutions to move out of the deadlock of the debate and directs attention to the information that has been buried under the messages of controlled communication in the information noise of the forest war.

The third episode of the series initiates a discussion on strengthening protection for forests and nature reserves, advocating for a shift towards more sustainable forestry practices. It calls for raising awareness through changes in the education system and suggests directions for political changes that could better preserve protected areas for future generations. The episode highlights the hefty fines imposed by the European Commission due to excessive carbon emissions in Estonia. These fines are placed in the context of international agreements, a topic that has been briefly touched upon in previous forest debates in the media. Addressing the broader climate crisis, ...
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Weight of Light

2024 | Feature film, Short | Director: Anna Hints

A teenage girl's eyes open up to the untold stories of women surrounding her, when she stumbles upon a photo camera on a vast garbage mountain in Delhi.

Surya, a teenage ragpicker, finds a camera on a huge garbage mountain in Delhi. The camera becomes her window to the untold stories of women surrounding her. The film walks the line between documentary and fiction and focuses on a community of garbage collectors who try to find their place in the world amidst garbage and scorching heat.
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Kui seda parki ees ei oleks

2023 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Aleksandr Heifets, Madis Ligema
Displaced

2020 | Students film, Animation | Director: Laura Benavides Ramirez

A foreign figure decides over the destiny of one indigenous woman. Her scape is a dance that reveals what means to be displaced.

A foreign figure decides over the destiny of one indigenous woman. Her scape is a dance that reveals what means to be displaced.
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Mees, kes üllatas kõiki

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Natasha Merkulova, Aleksei Chupov
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Phantom Owl Forest

Original title: Eia jõulud Tondikakul

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Anu Aun

Adventures are going to begin when 10-year old city girl Eia is brought to mysterious Phantom Owl Farm for the winter holiday.

The new Estonian family adventure film “Phantom Owl Forest” talks about 10-year old girl Eia whose Christmas plans take an unexpected turn, when the city girl is brought to a mysterious Southern Estonian farm for the winter holiday. At first the girl does not even realize she will soon save a doomed prival forest, bring together two people in love and untangle a secret held closely in the family.
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1944

Original title: 1944

2015 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

The film tells about the events during the war of 1944 in Estonia, viewed by the Estonians fighting at the Red Army and German Army.

The Battle of Tannenberg Line, often referred to as the Battle of the European SS. WWII.1944. The bloodiest conflict on the Eastern Front. Volunteer infantry battalions from Denmark, East Prussia, Flanders, Holland, Norway and Wallonia within the Waffen-SS fight off Soviet Army's thrust at Germany. Half of the SS infantry consists of local Estonian conscripts motivated to resist the looming Soviet re-occupation of their small country. Motivated until they meet their brothers in the Soviet Army. Men brought out of Siberian labour camps and now returning home. Today 70 years on, the makers of Estonia's biggest ever box-office success ...
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