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Alone and Together

Original title of the film "Üksinda ja koos"

2002 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt
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The War After War

Original title of the film "Sõda pärast sõda"

2002 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Simm
Maire Männik, 54 rue du Montparnasse

Original title: Maire Männik, 54 rue du Montparnasse

2000 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Rein Raamat

Sculptor Maire Männik started her sculpture studies in Estonia but during the war she moved to France and her artwork was mostly created in Paris.

Estonian sculptor Maire Männik (1922-2003) started her art studies in Estonia; however, during the war she had to move to France and her artwork was created mainly abroad, in Paris. Filmmaker Rein Raamat has followed the artist working in her studio in Paris and sharing her thoughts. Commentaries by Harri Liivrand, Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar and French art historian Emmanuelle Corcellet-Prévost. The film also serves as a farewell to Marie Männik who passed away in 2003.
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The National Library of Estonia

Original title: Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu

1998 | Commissioned, Other categories | Director: Indrek Kangur

Overview about the Estonian National Library that dates back to December 21st, 1918 when the temporary government of the Republic of Estonia decided to find the State Library.

The documentary gives an exhaustive overview about the history, development and modern possibilities of the Estonian National Library. Today, the library's objective is to collect and preserve national literature as well as to document information of cultural history; it serves as a public library consisting of three and a half million documents as well as a library for Estonian Parliament in order to guarantee the information service for Riigikogu, Estonian government and other constitutional institutions. It is also a scientific library providing necessary information in the fields of humanitarian and social sciences. The library forms the centre for librarians and ...
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Expatriate Estonians in Australia, Film No. 5. Part 1

Title in Estonian: Austraalia eestlased 5. film, I jagu

1995-1996 | Newsreel, Amateur films | Director: Lembit Blauhut

The expatriate Estonians in Thirlmere, Australia. Their history and present day.

There is a rest home for elderly in an Estonian village, Thirlmere. Views of the beautiful greenery and buildings. Having lunch in the dining hall. Urmas Maidla, chairman of Estonian Relief Committee, talks about the founding of the recreation village, including the act of land purchase in 1959 and accommodating the present residents. Peeter Vilo, administrator of Thirlmere hostel, introduces the living conditions of the elderly residents and the general economic management. Interior space of the hostel. Former athlete Linda Karp introduces her room and shows the collection of ESTO badges. Jewellery artist and silversmith Niina Ots-Rätsep tells about her ...
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Birth of the Statehood

Original title: Riigiks saamine

1993 | Documentary | Director: Heikki Aasaru
Eesti partii

1993 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Hans Roosipuu
Kulla hind

1991 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Peeter Tooming
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Riigivanem I

1991 | Documentary | Director: Mark Soosaar
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Stories of the Livonians

Original title: Liivlaste lood

1991 | Documentary | Director: Enn Säde

This is not an ethnographic film about a Finno-Ugric tribe, but a documentary about the decline of a nation.

Livonians are among the smallest Finno-Ugric nations still existing today. They are the closest kindred people to Estonians and Livonian language is the closest one to Estonian language. Currently, there are only a few dozens of speakers of Livonian language left and even for them Livonian is not their native tongue. However, there are about 200 people who consider themselves as Livonians; most of them live in Riga, Ventspils and Kūolka, Latvia. Livonian coast in Courland (Kurzeme in Latvian) once had twelve villages inhabited by Livonian people - now there is no one left there who would fluently speak the ...
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