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Kind Hometown Spirits

Original title: Kodulinna head vaimud

1983 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Leida Laius

Documentary directed by Leida Laius about the activities of movement "Kodulinn" ("Hometown") in Tallinn in 1980s.

As a result of the initiative of the youth programme of Estonian Television, a phenomenon such as "Hometown" was born in Estonia in October 1975. Tens, hundreds, even thousands of schoolboys and schoolgirls gathered in the old town of Tallinn on Sundays in order to get some easier jobs done, to explore the miracles in the old town, to edit their own newspaper, to organize meetings, excursions etc. and to get to know each other better. Leida Laius tries to find out how the young member of Kodulinn movement and their leader Tiina Mägi are doing at the beginning of ...
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The next pick

Original title: Järgmine loosimine

1983 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Peeter Simm

Documentary by Peeter Simm about the orphanage children the day they will draw lots for other people.

It is a special day in an orphanage today. Its boys and girls put on beautiful national costumes in order to take part in the ceremony of lottery winners. These are the children who have never had the chance to enjoy the life's wheel of fortune themselves draw the lots of state lottery for other people. The winners get various presents: money, portable radios, even cars ... At that night, the children will go to sleep with a good feeling - finally they have had the chance to touch happiness. The documentary short story shows the life in an orphanage ...
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Horse Gates

Original title: Hobuväravad

1982 | Documentary | Director: Semjon Školnikov

Observational documentary about the present situation of horse breeding and its future perspectives in 1980s.

Film studio Tallinnfilm reacts to the regulation by the Ministers' Council of the Soviet Union about promoting horse breeding in the Soviet Union. The documentary gives an overview about the present situation of horse breeding and the future persectives in the field. Filmmakers intervew people who work with horses. There are arguments for and against protecting the animals. However, the fact is that catering programme favors both small-scale industry and big industry - and especially gardening and agriculture requires horse keeping. Horse breeding is expanding in Estonia.
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June days in Moscow

Title in Estonian: Juunipäevad Moskvas

1982 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Arnold Altmäe

Estonian SSR at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy held in Moscow in summer 1982.

Newsreel documentary about the events of Estonian SSR days at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy held in Moscow on June 21-25, 1982. Meetings of officials, magnificent exhibition introducing the production of Estonian economical and industrial enterprises, concerts, excursions in various organizations etc. Reporter Heimar Lenk.
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Ruja

1982 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Peeter Urbla
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The Ploughman's Fatigue

Title in Estonian: Künnimehe väsimus

1982 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde, Jüri Müür

This documentary is a critical analysis of the severe negative consequences of the centrally planned agricultural policy. A policy which imposes a new technology without taking into account the specific needs and conditions of the farming-land in Estonia.

Expressively bold and critical publicistic documentary about the failure of the Socialist production system in the Soviet agriculture. Agricultural machines for the non-black soil zone are non-functional, with low quality and there are not eough spare parts. Agricultural workers and officials share their thoughts in the documentary. The poor technical equipment makes the work process hard and is bad for the ploughman's health. The acutely critical documentary caused scandalous feedback in the entire Soviet Union.
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800 hits or the positive impact of the kricket's song to potato farming

Original title: 800 lööki ehk kilgilaulu soodsast mõjust kartuli kasvatamisel

1981 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Valeria Anderson

Portrait documentary about Viive Rosenberg, a scientist in Saku agricultural institute, whose aim is to improve potato cultivation.

Portrait documentary about Viive Rosenberg, scientist at the Estonian Research Institute of Agriculture, who develops the method of cultivating potatoes from meristem plants. Potato gets hit 800 times when harvested with a combine, thus potate yield decreases. While implementing Rosenberg's method it is possible to develop a healthy seed potato and thus increase potato crop yields. The filmmakers show Viive both in her laboratory and among her family. The potato plants cured by Rosenberg have provided first healthy seed potatoes - every tuber is a certificate for her work.
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Daily life of Anna Aaver

Original title: Anna Aaveri argipäev

1981 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Semjon Školnikov

Documentary directed by Semyon Shkolnikov about Anna Aaver, an hard-working milkwoman of Energia collective farm in Rakvere district, Soviet Estonia, who has been selected as a delegate for the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Anna Aaver comes from Belorussia - in 1955 she emigrated with his Estonian husband to Estonia and now works as a milkwoman in Energia collective farm in Rakvere district, Estonia. It's the early 1980s. The energetic, hard-working woman has been always among the best employees accoring to the head of the collective farm. Anna Aaver, a delegate for the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of USSR, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. She has raised five children and taught them to become hard-working people as well. Despite the Soviet norms related to obligatory remarks and ...
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Once You Mock the Field ...

Original title: Narri põldu üks kord

1981 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

Documentary on a problematic issue - namely the crop husbandry and land improvement in a non-chernozemic zone in the Soviet Estonia.

The documentary is dedicated to land improvement, agricultural tools and the peculiarity of Estonian soil - the non-chernozemic zone. A special attention is being given to melioration and soil preparation, but also to the rational use of soil preparation tools in bigger production enterprises. Human relation to the prepared land is being viewed, namely the moments of alienation of the relation. The filmmakers have chosen publicist means of expression both in image and in text.
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Reporter

1981 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt
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