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The Sum of Absent Days

Original title: Äraoldud päevade summa

2005 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Marianne Kõrver

A musical documentary about internationally known Estonian symphonist Eduard Tubin (1905 Tallinn - 1983 Stockholm) who stayed during the most important period of his life abroad, in a closed circle of emigrants.

A musical documentary about internationally known Estonian symphonist Eduard Tubin (1905 Tallinn - 1983 Stockholm) who stayed during the most important period of his life abroad, in a closed circle of emigrants. This film is about a powerful creative person who despite of the twists of the destiny wrote ten symphonies and became quite complicated symbol to a small nation.
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Children of the Singing Revolution

Original title: Kasvamise aeg

2004 | Documentary | Director: Arvo Iho

Estonian Television Childrens' Choir grows up together with the Republic of Estonia.

Filmmakers are searching for the similarties between the young people and a young state, they both grow up. The film tells about the members of the girls's choir of Estonian Television who started to sing together at a very young age in a state that was regaining its independence also with the support of singing at that time. The film documents the period of 1990-2004, starting from the time of the so-called Singing Revolution and Estonia regaining its independence until the joining the European Union. Filmmakers follow the process of growing up of the girls during an era full of ...
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A Reporter

Original title: Reporter

2004 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Karol Ansip
Mister Wall and the Wind

Original title: Jüri - see mulk, ehk mis tuul müürile...

2004 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Enn Säde

Documentary by Enn Säde portrays Jüri Müür - an important filmmaker in Estonian culture whose films are among the best ones in Estonian national filmography.

Enn Säde's documentary about Jüri Müür who was his colleague and friend, an Estonian filmmaker (1929-1984). When Jüri was fifteen he joined the support service of German air force; during the last days of war he travelled to Germany, France and Africa. In 1946 he returned home and soon escaped to Karjala, Finland from KGB. He got acquainted with film during his studies in the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. In a way, Jüri Müür became the icebreaker of the birth of Estonian national film in 1960s. He made five full-length feature films, a couple of dozens documentaries, wrote ...
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The singing nation

Original title: Laulurahvas

2004 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Andri Luup

The singing celebration of Estonian nation and two different points of view to the big event.

Representatives of two opposite sides meet - Heinrich who is a fan of choral singing and who aims at preserving traditions; and a group of friends called "United People". Traditional patriotic choral music is opposed by sociocritical rap music. Heinrich believes that choral singing is the mother of Estonian nation. For "United People", the most important thing is individual musical expression. What comes from the heart of an individual will reach to the heart of another individual. Both representatives have dedicated themselves to music. In their own way, both are right.
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Beyond the Water

Original title: Teisel pool vett

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Liia Sakkos
Estonian Prison

Original title: Eesti vangla

2003 | Documentary | Director: Indrek Kangur

The main subject of the history documentary is Patarei Prison - a unique architectural and historical building.

Tower, Bastille, Sing-Sing, Butyrka are all ominous buildings with rich history. The first Republic of Estonia that was established in February 1918 founded a central prison (that people started to call simply "Patarei") in the buildings of a former cannon battery of a sea fortress. During various eras both criminals and visionaries have been imprisoned here. Recollections of those who have been prisoners due to their worldview include the pieces of Estonian and European history in 20th century.
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Intimate Town

Original title: Intiimne linn

2003 | Documentary | Director: Kristiina Davidjants

Both reality and fiction of Dovlatov's - a famous Russian writer - world opens up In conversations held with the prototypes of Dovlatov's book describing the period of his life in Tallinn in 1970s.

Russian legendary writer Sergey Dovlatov's book "The Compromise" was published at the time of the author's emigration in USA and describes the period that Dovlatov himself has called "Interior emigration" - that is the years that he spent in Tallinn, Estonia as a journalist (1972-1976). The documentary interviews the prototypes of the book, including Dovlatov's former colleagues and friends who comment on the literary work. They share background information that helps to interpret both Dovlatov's destiny as well as the essence of the Soviet era.
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Estonia's Choice 2001

Original title: Eesti valik 2001

2002 | Documentary | Director: Rein Raamat

An important moment in Estonian history has been recorded for future generations - the process of presidential elections of the Republic of Estonia in 2001 and electing Arnold Rüütel as the President of Estonia.

After three rounds of voting in Riigikogu and two rounds of voting in the electoral body, Arnold Rüütel, former chairman of the Supreme Council of ESSR was elected the President of the Republic of Estonia for the next five years during the presidential elections in 2001. The filmmakers follow the process of elections, they talk to the politicians and presidential candidates and discuss the problems that our small country is facing and will face.
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Visitors from the sky

Original title: Külalised

2002 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Rein Kotov, Piret Tibbo-Hudgins

Documentary about the life and mission of the foreign espionage agents of Estonian origin in the Soviet Estonia in 1950s.

After the Second World War, Western intelligence decided to become more active in the Baltic states. At the same time, Moscow came up with the plan to take over Western intelligence service completely. British, Swedish and American intelligence sent refugee agents to the Baltic states - their first contact in the homeland was a KGB special squad consisting of staged bushwhackers. The camouflage turned out to be perfect and the game lasted for years. Only a few ones stayed alive and returned back to the West. They changed their names, forgot their homeland and relatives and disappeared. They had to ...
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