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Funny Family

Originalt title (in Russian): Веселая cемейка

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mihhail Pogosov

The wine factory belonging to Artur's family in Armenia is about to go bankrupt. After the destructive review by an Estonian wine critic, it is decided that Artur should go to Estonia to investigate the matter.

Artur (Armen Arušanjan) is secretly dreaming of a filmmaker's career. Secretly, because his grandfather believes Artur is the right guy to take over the family's wine business. Yet, the very business is threatened by crash right before the forthcoming deal – an Estonian wine expert has written devastating criticism about the wine factory in his blog. Artur agrees to travel to Tallinn in order to solve the complicated situation and to meet the producer who has shown interest towards his screenplay. But before Artur manages to find the hated wine blogger, he runs across a self-righteous, sharp-tongued, temperamental waitress Ingrid ...
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Roots: Wombstone

Original title: Juured: Emakivi

2018 | Documentary | Director: Kersti Uibo

The sounds of gently breaking waves or fluttering insect’s wings are telling the story of our roots long before human footprints were first left on Baltic beaches.

The documentary is best understood as the observations of an unborn or newborn child setting eyes on the world for the first time. Is a mother’s womb the confined space that it appears to be, or is it as infinite as the cosmos itself? Is the bolder on the beach as tall as a mountain, or as tiny as a pebble? The sounds of gently breaking waves or fluttering insect’s wings are telling the story of our roots long before human footprints were first left on Baltic beaches.
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The Riddle of Jaan Niemand

Original title: Põrgu Jaan

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaur Kokk

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." Lao-Zi.

Somewhere in Estonia at the beginning of the 18th century, after ten years of war, plague and famine, the land is swept clean of people. An anxious silence hangs over the land. On one starry night, two peasants find a stranger on the seashore. He’s disheveled and comatose. They take him to the local manor lord and bring him back to consciousness. When he opens his eyes, he realizes that he can’t remember who he is or how he got there. He’s just as much a stranger to himself as to the people around him. By force of circumstance, he must stay ...
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A Bad Scene: Early Spring

Original title in Estonian: Varakevad

2017 | Feature film, Short | Director: Rain Tolk, Gustaf Boman Bränngård

When 15 year old Sander falls prey to an almost fatal bad joke, he has to decide whether to try and break away from his determined social status, or conform and accept his role in the group.

"A Bad Scene" is a film compilation, which speaks about the darker currents hiding in human relationships, situations, which are practically inescapable, in five different ways. Harassment, mental violence, manipulation, cornering – these topics are current in both politics as well as private sphere. In these nightmarish confrontations, dramatics, mysticism as well as twisted comedy can be found. The second short film is "Early Spring". This is not a cool youth movie about frolicking teenagers. It's a sociopsychological challenge to incite a discussion about group dynamics, conformism, and social roles that are largely shaped and confirmed in teenage years. Hopefully there ...
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Dreaming of Ice-Cream and Soda

Original title: Unistus jäätisest ja limonaadist

2017 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tiina Haak

Otherwise so opinionated, Liisa has come to a crossroads in her life. To choose fancy high heels and the law career to go with them in the city of Tallinn or to permanently move to the countryside and run a small village shop out of sense of duty?

Never in history have women been so independent as they are now. At 27 years old, this is an extremely exciting opportunity for Liisa to manage her life completely on her own. Otherwise so opinionated, Liisa has come to a crossroads in her life. To choose fancy high heels and the law career to go with them in the city of Tallinn or to permanently move to the countryside and run a small village shop out of sense of duty?
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Cutting Through

Original title: Läbilõikamine. Meie maailm, 10/12

2016 | Documentary | Director: Ove Musting

The documentary introduces excerpts of those against the Nicaragua Canal fighting for their human rights, public order, democracy, private property and freedom of expression.

NIcaragua authorities made an agreement with a Hong Kong enterprise HKND to start the greatest navvying work in the world history – to build a 277-metre-long ship canal through the country, connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. The documentary introduces excerpts of those against the Nicaragua Canal fighting for their human rights, public order, democracy, private property and freedom of expression.
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Hi, Rasma!

Original title: Hei, Rasma!

2015 | Documentary | Director: Laila Pakalniņa

Estonian-Latvian-Lithuanian co-production documentary about the residents of the coastal villages of Northern Estonia, the ancient coastal law and folklore related to the Latvian steamboat Rasma. The documentary has optimistic and funny undertone while introducing specific episodes from cultural history.

Documentary portrays Estonians through one of the most ancient traditions of coastal villages – the coastal law. According to the legend, a Latvian steamboat Rasma collided with an underwater mine on the coast of Northern Estonia on July 5, 1941. The captain decided to direct the shop to the banks of Mohn island in order to save the passengers and a child, as well as the equipment of sewing factory evacuated from Riga, Husqvarna bicycles, grain and flour. Estonian-Latvian-Lithuanian co-produced documentary is searching for the bikes and sewing machines that have come from the board of Rasma, but also the ...
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Free Range. Ballad on Approving of the World

Original title: Free Range. Ballaad maailma heakskiitmisest

2013 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Veiko Õunpuu

An optimistic anti-western about the possibility to attain the inscrutable and benevolent indifference towards all mundane affairs even here, in the midst of the pointless and sad life of contemporary Europeans.

Fred is a young writer who instead of living a dull everyday life is indulged in daydreaming. He believes that romantic freedom is possible and the writer's status provides greater liberation in life for him. All of a sudden, Fred is not free any more. His girlfriend is pregnant and he has to take the consequences, adjust himself to the society, and give up the idea of romantic freedom. Fred is a free range man whose freedom is being restricted by society. He is asking himselt whether is is possible to live his life the way he won't suffer later ...
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Evi Tihemets

2006 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

Portrait documentary directed by Rein Raamat about Evi Tihemets, an outstanding graphic artist.

Evi Tihemets (1932) has been among the leading graphic artists in Estonia for a half of century. She has practised various techniques, most of all colourful lithography, soft-ground etching, intaglio printing techniques as well as mixed techniques. TIhemets has created miniature graphic art, portrays as well as monumental art, illustrated books and started silk printing in Estonia. Her work still surprises with creative joy and fresh ideas. Tihemets's artwork has been shown at more than thirty personal exhibitions that has given her several domestic and international art awards. The documentary tells the story about Estonian female artist with a long ...
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Hansuke Sometimes Appears as a Bird...

Original title: Hansuke ilmub vahest linnuna...

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

Culture-historical retrospect to the marriage of painter Johannes Võerahansu and pianist Erna Saar that was characterized by deep respect and love towards art.

Johannes Võerahansu (1902 -1980) is one of the most prominent masters of painting in Estonia. He obtained his first exhaustive art education in the legendary Ants Laikmaa's studio school in early 1920s. Võerahansu has shown his work at exhibitions and attracted attention with his drawings; however, he was more intrigued by the art of painting himself. Oma abikaasat meenutab kontsertpianist ja kauaaegne klaveripedagoog Erna Saar. Vanadaam kirjeldab oma tutvumise lugu ja vaimset lähedustunnet endast üle kolmekümne aasta vanema muusikalembese kunstnikuga. See on kahe väljapaistva kunstniku lugu koos veedetud paarikümnest aastast.
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