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  • Is Best Enough
    Is Best Enough

    Original title: Kas parimast piisab?

    2005 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Marek Miil

    The documentary takes the viewer into the back stage of professional sports world including its hidden aspects while following judo athlete Alexei Budolin.

  • Independence Day
    Independence Day

    Original title: Eesti lood. Iseseisvuspäev

    2003 | Students film, Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Hanna Šein

    Life of four young persons with different social background in today's Estonia, right before the local independence day, February 24, 2003.

  • Beauty of Fatherland
    Beauty of Fatherland

    Original title: Isamaa ilu

    2001 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

    Portrait documentary by Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi observes the parallel lives of two opposite women - Anne Eenpalu, the leader of "Home Daughters" and Tiina Jantson, activist in Estonian beauty contests. Both women take care of cultivating beauty in Estonia in their own way.

  • Auvahtkond
    Auvahtkond

    1987 | Documentary | Director: Illis Vets

  • Bees of Sound
    Bees of Sound

    Title in Estonian: Heli mesilased

    1987 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

    Heli Teppo, music teacher of Rõuge basic school and her pupil Andres Piigli express their thoughts and emotions about the youth song celebration in 1987.

  • Rahutaevas
    Rahutaevas

    1987 | Documentary | Director: Sulev Keedus

  • Peremehetunne
    Peremehetunne

    1983 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

  • TRÜ üliõpilasperekondade ühiselamu
    TRÜ üliõpilasperekondade ühiselamu

    1983 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Heli Speek

  • Northern spirit
    Northern spirit

    Title in Estonian: Põhjavaim

    1982 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks

    Documentary about Mart Saar, founder of Estonian national music style.

  • Land amidst the sea
    Land amidst the sea

    Title in Estonian: Maa keset merd

    1981 | Documentary | Director: Virve Koppel

    The small island of Kihnu and its diligent residents.

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