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Moskva 400. Leningrad 01

2005 | Amateur films | Director:
National Sport

Original title: Rahvuslik sport

2005 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Madli Lääne
Polar Rhythms

Title in Estonian: Polaarrütmid

2005 | Documentary | Director: Katharina Grepp

The hot salsa dance helps Estonian and Finnish dance afficionados to defy the cold Nordic climate while getting energy from Southern rhythms.

Documentary about salsa dancers and their love towards the hot dance in a cold climate. A unique species lives in harsh climatic conditions - winter storms on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Salsaria estonica won't fly to a wam country in winter - instead, the species derives energy from hot rhythms and fast-paced dancing during the cold and dark winter. However, there is a problem in the otherwise idyllic Estonian salsa landscape – there are not enough men for dance partners. The solution arrives from an unexpected direction.
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Tormis' Sledge of Song

Runic Songs of Tormis

2005 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Sulev Keedus

Documentary by Sulev Keedus about composer Veljo Tormis who has studied and created runic songs for about fifty years. The film introduces Tormis's thoughts and activities as well as the production of his musical piece "Estonian ballads".

“Runic Songs of Tormis” is not a biographic film about Veljo Tormis. This film does not leaf through old photo albums, nor does it tell stories about the exciting events in the composer’s life. Tormis is sitting in his summer cottage, enjoying silence around him. He says that he has put a full stop to writing music five years ago. He does not create any music any more. Instead of facing his piano he is solving crossword puzzles. Meanwhile, he is pondering on for how many years he has been involved in runic songs - some fifty years altogether. It ...
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Two-Faced Island

Original title: Kahe näoga saar

2005 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Kerttu Soans

Tanja lives on Vormsi island for the second winter. Every morning she opens the door of the village shop for the visitors, either for one or one hundred people.

Vormsi island lives by its own laws. In summer the island bursts with life, in winter there is almost nothing going on. Tanja, the village shopkeeper, came to live on the island a few years ago. Together with her husband Ervin who is a ship's cook they live in Rumpo village close to the coast. The village shop is always the midpoint of the island; every morning at 8am Tanja opens the casement windows and the door despite the season. Will there be anyone coming in today? Will there be a few hundred visitors?
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Valgusetoojad

2005 | Documentary | Director: Jüri Lina
Võera maade sees

2005 | Documentary | Director: Andres Korjus
Wounds of Afghanistan

Original title: Afganistani armid

2005 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ivar Heinmaa

Two veterans of Afghanistan War return to the military territories where they once fought. When they were twenty years old, they were sent to fight abroad where it was impossible to exit as a winner.

„Wounds of Afghanistan“ is a film about Estonian men currently in their forties whose lives were changed forever during the period of 1979-1989 when Estonians were forced to fight with the Soviet army in Afghanistan. When twenty-year old, they were sent by the Soviet authorities to the Afghan War where no-one had ever left as a winner. This was a a war for foreign country and unknown purposes. Every man tried to escape – few succeeded. The heroes of the film are the artist Aivar Simson – Simson from Seaküla - and Leino Juhkam. The first one lost his nerves in ...
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Ülo Uluots in memoriam 04.02.2005

2005 | Documentary | Director:
Black Love

Original title (in French): "L'amour noir"

2005 | Students film | Director: Mart Raun