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Vapustuste öö

2003 | Amateur films | Director:
Barbarians

Original title: Barbarid

2003 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Hardi Volmer

It is an absolutely wonderful Barbiland, made of plastic and safe.

It is an absolutely wonderful Barbiland, made of plastic and safe. But in one morning line-up the Queen has to listen to the well-known fatal words: “ You Queen are the fairest on the world but Dennis-Dolly even fairer.”. At last, Dolly's new friends – the old abanponed dolls are faced a problem - which of them is the divine Dolly, when the only identifing features on them are their clothes and accessories. Is it worth dying for?
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Eight Days a Week

Original title: Kaheksa päeva nädalas

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ago Ruus

Tiit Niilo, the owner of Nopri farm in Võru county, has decided to continue farmkeeping in the lands of his forefathers despite all hardships. He works away for his dairy farm eight days a week.

Tiit Niilo comes from an old-established Southern Estonian family and builds his own dairy farm, he also tries to save the local school and hopes to bring the problematic issues of his home village to the Parliament. Tiit has five children - the strong family farm looks promising. So he works his fingers to the bone in order to keep his farm alive, to preserve rural life and to satisfy his ancestors. Both positive and negative aspects of living in the countryside are discussed in the documentary.
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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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Franka

Original title: Franka

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Siiri Timmerman

Frantšeska Vakkum, project manager at Kuressaare Open Youth Center, deals with problematic young people and wants to make the world a better place while helping children.

Frantšeska Vakkum is a project manager at Kuressaare Open Youth Center. Her daily duties include working with problematic children. Franka is called the Mother of young people in Kuressaare; Franka herself thinks she is the adult friend for the children. One thing is absolutely clear for Franka - only those can work with youth who have the sense of mission. She never lost faith in the fact that she could understand and help children in order to make the world a better place.
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Hillar Palametsa ajalootund

2003 | Amateur films | Director:
Kes meil metsas elavad

2003 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Ove Musting
Kiirusejumalad

2003 | Documentary | Director: Tanel Teemusk
Kuhu lähed

2003 | Amateur films, Documentary | Director: Kullar Viimne
Kuninglik lumesõda Laiusel

2003 | Amateur films | Director:

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