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Uue ajastu kunstnik Edith Karlson

2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Aljona Suržikova
Women on the Frontline

Original title: Naised rindejoonel

2021 | Documentary | Director: Ivar Heinmaa

A documentary film about the war that broke out in Eastern Ukraine in spring 2014 through the eyes of women.

Oksana, Anna, Tatjana and Marina are at war, each with their own motive and destiny. They are women whose lives, among many others, were changed by the civil unrest that began in 2014 on Maidan Square in Kiev. The film follows their battles through several years and seasons and covers both everyday activities as well as perilous situations under gunfire. What motivates women to go to war? What do they believe in and hope for? What is the price they pay for withstanding life on the frontline? This is a documentary about the war that broke out in Eastern Ukraine ...
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Betti Alver

2020 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Enn (Ernst) Lillemets

Documentary film sheds light on one of Estonian poetry’s brightest and most engaging personalities - Betti Alver.

Enn Lillemets authored film about his close friend and soul mother Betti Alver. Through personal memories and Betti’s creative masterpieces, Lillemets sheds light on one of Estonian poetry’s brightest and most engaging personalities. Actress Saara Nüganen, and poets Viivi Luik, Eeva Park and Mats Traat accompany him in this film.
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Leonhard Lapin. Process

Original title: Leonhard Lapin. Protsess

2020 | Documentary, Portrait | Director:

This film portraits Leonhard Lapin, a creator born in an Estonian small town called Räpina in the 1950s, who becomes one of the most outstanding avant-garde artists on the Soviet Estonian art and architecture scene. The film also reveals the creator’s worldview, beliefs and rebellious nature.

This film portraits Leonhard Lapin, a creator born in an Estonian small town called Räpina in the 1950s, who becomes one of the most outstanding avant-garde artists on the Soviet Estonian art and architecture scene. In the second half of the 1960s, deep in the middle of the Soviet era, Lapin went to the capital to study architecture at the Art Institute. Lapin is especially inspired by pre-war Estonian funk architecture and Russian constructivists. In contrast, the bleak mass production on the actual building arena provokes protest and anger. He finds many like-minded people, and his artistic circle of friends ...
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Taagepera

2019 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Simm
Maran

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ants Tammik

Documentary about nature photographer Rein Maran who shares his thoughts about his experiences in nature and philosophy of life.

The life's work of the grand old man of Estonian film Rein Maran lies in a unique collection of numerous nature documentaries. With the sensitive filmmaker´s eye, he has directed for more than fifty films and has captured invaluable visual material. Also by teaching young filmmakers, his contribution to Estonian culture is greater than anyone could understand. In this documentary, we will learn about Rein Maran´s philosophy of life and follow him along his memorable shooting locations.
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Risti aarded

2018 | Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu
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Süüta mu tuli

2018 | Advertising, Advertising, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Urmas Nimetu

A romantic comedy about heating the oven.

A young couple prepares to spend a weekend in an old house. First they have to light the fire. This is not an easy task and very soon they wake up a strange old man who calls himself the Guardian of the Oven.
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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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Estonian village in Ghana

Title in Estonian: Eesti küla Ghanas

2016 | Documentary | Director: Kalle Käesel

Estonian activists, businesswomen and volunteers decided to support one village in Northern Ghana while bringing together the handicraft skills of Ghanaians, enterprisingness of Estonians and Western market. So it turned out that the baskets woven by Ghanaian village women would sell in Estonia and the butter produced from shea nut growing in African savannas would find buyers in USA.

Estonian activists, businesswomen and volunteers decided to support one village in Northern Ghana while bringing together the handicraft skills of Ghanaians, enterprisingness of Estonians and Western market. So it turned out that the baskets woven by Ghanaian village women would sell in Estonia and the butter produced from shea nut, also called the gold of African women, growing in African savannas would find buyers in USA. It depends on the continuity of the volunteers as well as the local villagers' contribution to the world of business whether the activities started in a small Ghanaian village would thrive and thus offer ...
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