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Roots: 40 Years Later

Original title: Juured: 40 aastat hiljem

2018 | Documentary | Director: Moonika Siimets

A story about a love for things and the difficulty of letting go of them.

My parents Tiina and Ülo have saved more stuff in their home throughout the years than they have space to live. Useless piles of clothes, old newspapers and dishes block the way to the dinner table or bed. This is a story about a love for things and the difficulty of letting go of them.
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Roots: Waiting For A Miracle

Original title: Juured: Oodates imet

2018 | Documentary | Director: Aljona Suržikova

The biggest pain – the loss of a child – helps to see the beauty in life. This film is about life and how miraculous it is that we are alive.

A woman’s biggest joy is giving the gift of life to a new human being. The biggest pain – the loss of a child – helps to see the beauty in life. This film is about life and how miraculous it is that we are alive.
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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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Let's Play War

Original title: Täna mängime sõda

2016 | Documentary | Director: Meelis Muhu

Enthusiasts of different nationalities join such clubs because of their appreciation for the memory of WW II as well as their love of the hobby of reconstructing in detail the soldiers' lifestyle of the era.

While there are less and less World War II veterans among the living, the battles of this war keep reoccurring on different battlegrounds in the Eastern territories of contemporary Europe. Young Estonian men Andrey and Reimo have gotten killed several times in these fights. Each time they resurrect, because these are the rules of the game they play along with their comrades from a military club “Frontline”. Enthusiasts of different nationalities join such clubs because of their appreciation for the memory of WW II as well as their love of the hobby of reconstructing in detail the soldiers' lifestyle of ...
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Concerto Grosso

1990 | Documentary, Other categories, Experimental | Director: Peeter Tooming

Experimental short documentary by Peeter Tooming about the opening party of Peeter Laurits's exhibition "Concerto Grosso".

The opening of Peeter Laurits' solo exhibition takes place in Tartu on August 10th, 1990. The artist talks about the fugacity of photography in English. Laurits attempts to define photography and contemplates on the aging process of both photos and the human being. The documentary follows the opening party of the exhibition and the boat trip along the River Emajõgi. The film also combines the close-ups of Peeter Laurits's artwork.
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With Betti Alver

Original title: Betti Alveriga

1990 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks

Recollective portrait documentary directed by Peep Puks about Betti Alver, Estonian writer, poetess and translator.

Recollective portrait documentary about Betti Alver (Nov 23, 1906 - June 19, 1989) who was a member of "Arbujad" poets' group. The film was made right after the poetess passed away - when the memories of her close ones were still fresh and her residence was intact. Betti Alver's family members, friends and colleagues share their memories about the poetess.
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Miks puud enam ei kõnele

1988 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Kalju Kivi
Jaak ja Maire

1987 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Hagi Šein
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Rändaja

1986 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks
Alvi and Aino's Wedding

Original title: Alvi ja Aino pulmad

1985 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Aino and Alvi's wedding party. Young Estonians sing to the bride and groom.

Aino and Alvi are already an elderly couple. There are lots of wedding guests who are sitting behind tables in small groups. The guests are singing "Long live!" to the bride and groom, then clinking their glasses together. As it is also the bride's birthday, she is being greeted with a song. Younger Estonians sing three songs connected to Estonia. The performance is so beautiful and touching that it brings tears into eyes to some of the people in the crowd. Close-up of the people's faces, including the ones of linguist Eduard Vääri's sister and mother. Guests are in a ...
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