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Good Luck

Original title: Heakskiit

2017 | Documentary | Director: Riho Västrik

The Estonian film group needed help from higher forces in Buryatia.

In March 2014 there were shootings of a movie Ghost Mountaineer by Urmas E. Liiv in Buryatia, 5000 km away from Estonia. The crew enjoyed beautiful Siberian nature, but could not roll the camera for the time being... After 4 days of waiting producer visited a shaman as was strongly recommended by local advisors.
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Letting Go

Original title: Lahtilaskmise lugu

2017 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Ülo Pikkov

Story about a young girl from orphanage who wants to let go of the shadows that haunt her past.

Our culture is based on stories. Stories make up our foundation. We can look at our lives as a story – our biography is our life story. Like the stories, some people are tragic and some are funny and some we do not understand at all.  But what happens when these stories shouldn’t be told? Is it possible to let go of a story, to give it up? Is it possible to make a film about a girl whose only desire is to be rid of her story and to forget it for good?  Ülo Pikkov's animated documentary is about ...
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Life on the Mother River

Original title: Emajõe veemaailm

2015 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Remek Meel

Little Aleksander Remek together with his filmmaker dad discover the world of the ancient River Emajõgi (Mother River in Estonian).

The River Emajõgi forms a powerful water world hiding an ancient life. Little Aleksander together with his filmmaker father Remek Meel discovers Alam-Pedja nature reserve and the secrets of its enchanting world. Father and son get acquainted with the hidden life of eagles, beavers, otters, waxwings, great snipes, ravens, penduline tits and Ural owls.
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See You In Chechnya

Original title: Näeme Tšetšeenias

2015 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Aleksander Kvatašidze

If you go to war, war will come home with you.

September 1999. For Alex, as for the rest of Georgians, war in Chechnya seemed to be far away, seen only on the screens of Russian media. In fact it was just behind the Caucasus Mountains. He'd never imagine going there, but he did. He followed her, the French photographer he had met just a few days before at the fashion show. Alex discovers the world of War Reporters and wants to become one of them, but he doesn't succeed. He keeps in connected to war through his friend, practising war reporters and observes what war does to them for 15 ...
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A Waltz for the Heiress

2014 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary), Music video | Director: Lidiia Biriukova, Peteris Masjenčenko

A mother-daughter relationship revealed through the process of a music video shoot.

Young Nicole wants to grow up to be an actress and singer, so her wealthy parents arrange for her to participate in a music video filming. Her protective, energetic mother at her side, the audience is shown the relationship of these two people that seem so easy to mock at first glance.
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Original title (in Estonian): "Peidetud sellesse filmi"

2011 | Students film, Short | Director: Jaan Penjam
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Asta ja Georg

2007 | Documentary, Making of | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre
Hääled

1996 | Documentary | Director: Valentin Kuik
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Estonians preparing to leave to the Toronto airport

Title in Estonian: Eestlased lahkuvad Toronto lennujaama

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Estonian choir says goodbye to Canadian Estonians in Toronto.

Estonian choir says goodbye to Canadian Estonians in front of Tartu College in Toronto after which they take a bus to Toronto airport. The film shows Vello Soots.
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Mourning meeting at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto in January 1991

Original title: Baltlaste leinapäev Torontos

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Commemoration day at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto where Guntis Silinš, the Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Toronto holds his speech.

Commemoration day at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. People exit the new city hall of Toronto and gather in front of the building; they are carrying the national flags of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with black ribbons. The commemoration meeting includes speeches about the tragic events in Riga where people were killed in attacks by special forces of militia. Guntis Silinš, the Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Toronto, holds a speech. He recollects the sufferings caused by the Soviet regime and confesses that the desire for freedom is being still suffocated at the present day. Guntis Silinš places ...
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