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Counterpoint

Original title (in Estonian): "Kontrapunkt"

2016 | Students film, Short | Director: Tõnis Pill

BA Film Arts II year student film “Counterpoint” is a story about a former violin player who, due to an accident is now in a wheelchair and unable to play.

“Counterpoint” is a story about a former violin player who, due to an accident is now in a wheelchair and unable to play. In order to help someone much weaker than himself, he has to take a huge step and conquer his inner fears.
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Cutting Through

Original title: Läbilõikamine. Meie maailm, 10/12

2016 | Documentary | Director: Ove Musting

The documentary introduces excerpts of those against the Nicaragua Canal fighting for their human rights, public order, democracy, private property and freedom of expression.

NIcaragua authorities made an agreement with a Hong Kong enterprise HKND to start the greatest navvying work in the world history – to build a 277-metre-long ship canal through the country, connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. The documentary introduces excerpts of those against the Nicaragua Canal fighting for their human rights, public order, democracy, private property and freedom of expression.
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Dearest Sister

Original title in Lao: Nong Hak

2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mattie Do

A Lao village girl’s only chance of escaping indentured poverty is to manipulate her wealthy cousin’s illness into dependence.

Nok packs her sparse belongings, and after an argument with her fiancé, she boards an overnight bus out of her rural village for the Lao capital of Vientiane. She’s never seen so many people, so much traffic and activity. She’s met at the station by Jakob, the Estonian husband of her distant cousin Ana, who only breaks from an overseas phone call discussing his NGO’s legal problems long enough to confirm that the girl speaks no English. Nok tentatively climbs into the back seat of Jakob’s SUV. Jakob settles Nok into the guest room of an expansive Western home, and in ...
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Doktor Silva

2016 | TV Serial, TV3 Serial | Director: Ergo Kuld
Homecoming

Original title (in Estonian): "Kodu"

2016 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Loore-Emilie Raav

A documentary by the student Loore Emilie Raav is about the animal protector Kadri Taperson living in Hiiumaa and her everyday work and life on the island regarding the animal protection. At the same time the leading character Kadri has an animal shelter in her personal home.

Kadri Taperson who is living in Hiiumaa is involved in animal protection on the island, at the same time keeping an animal shelter in her personal home. Kadri’s days are tight because there’s incredibly much work on a little island of Hiiumaa – she needs to rush from one case to another. Each moment the phone may ring because something has happened again.
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How To Make Water

2016 | Students film, Short, Advertising/Promotion | Director: Johannes Straßner

"How to Make Water" is a short comedy film produced for the Estonian Waterworks Association.

It's a playful approach to the question: "What would we do without the luxury of tap water?" and tells the story of the shy intern Toomas. On his first day at work, he serves water at a conference, but when he tries to pour water for the intimidating boss, his jug is empty. Rushing back to the kitchen, he has to discover that the water tap has stopped working. He turns to an internet tutorial video for help on how to produce clean water by himself. Instructed by the "Crazy Croatian Hacker" he constructs his own filtering machine but ...
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How a Girl was Wed Three Times. A Mari Story

Original title: Kuidas üks piiga kolmele peiule mehele anti

2016 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Mattias Mälk

Everyone knows that a woman can find a way out of any situation. If a mother cannot afford to refuse a suitor for her daughter, she can marry off a cat or a dog instead. But how can one get along with a cat or a dog?

Everyone knows that a woman can find a way out of any situation. If a mother cannot afford to refuse a suitor for her daughter, she can marry off a cat or a dog instead. But how can one get along with a cat or a dog?
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How the God Asked for Directions. A Vepsian Story

Original title: Kuidas jumal palus teed juhatada

2016 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Valter Uusberg

God toured the land and saw a woman working. He asked her for directions. The woman pointed the way with her foot not stopping her work. God saw a man working. He asked for directions. The man said, „Let’s sit down and have a smoke.“ Then he pointed the way. Since that time men have had time to smoke, but women must always work.

God toured the land and saw a woman working. He asked her for directions. The woman pointed the way with her foot not stopping her work. God saw a man working. He asked for directions. The man said, „Let’s sit down and have a smoke.“ Then he pointed the way. Since that time men have had time to smoke, but women must always work.
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Kuum jälg

2016 | TV Serial, Kanal 2 Serial | Director: Jaak Kilmi
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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