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Inga Can Hear

Original title in Latvian: Inga dzird

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kaspars Goba

A girl trapped between two worlds.

Inga can hear is a coming-of-age story of a young girl trapped between two worlds. 16-year old Inga is the only hearing member of a deaf family living in the remote Latvian countryside. Since the age of 7, Inga has been the family's interpreter in the hearing world. Her role in the family has forced her to grow up very quickly and her personality fluctuates between a very responsible young woman and a moody teenager. Inga dreams about escaping her role as the family’s interpreter and, after completing elementary school, decides to leave home. But her classmates at the high ...
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Interview with a sound director

Original title in Estonian: "Intervjuu helirežissööriga"

2018 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Tristan Rebane

Interview with sound director Mart Kessel-Otsa.

The aim of the film is to get to know Mart Kessel-Otsa as a person and to study his views on sound and other important things in the film.
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Kitchen Triptych

Original title: Köögis

2018 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Marko Raat

‘A day in the life’ of the kitchens of some of Estonia’s top restaurants.

‘A day in the life’ of the kitchens of some of Estonia’s top restaurants. What happens in the engine room of a restaurant once you’ve placed your order? This film shows us the ‘hidden places’ where diners rarely go, with all the stress and passion that goes into making great food. Who does what and where and how in an often cramped room at 35°C. When and what do chefs eat, what are their thoughts about restaurants, food, food fads and fashions, money – and life. Why do they do the job they do? Toomas Lääts, Rene Uusmees, Dimitri Demjanov, ...
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Love express

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kuba Mikurda

A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a maker of erotic movies.

A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labelled as a maker of erotic movies. The film features interviews with his closest collaborators, filmmakers and leading intellectuals who put his work into perspective, including Terry Gilliam, Bertrand Bonello, Neil Jordan, Andrzej Wajda, Patrice Leconte, Slavoj Žižek. It offers a rare insight into Walerian Borowczyk’s work and poses questions about artistic freedom. This unique artistic chronicle sheds light on his professional philosophy and artistic achievements and investigates how does one get from creating cutting-edge work and competing in Cannes ...
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Maran

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ants Tammik

Documentary about nature photographer Rein Maran who shares his thoughts about his experiences in nature and philosophy of life.

The life's work of the grand old man of Estonian film Rein Maran lies in a unique collection of numerous nature documentaries. With the sensitive filmmaker´s eye, he has directed for more than fifty films and has captured invaluable visual material. Also by teaching young filmmakers, his contribution to Estonian culture is greater than anyone could understand. In this documentary, we will learn about Rein Maran´s philosophy of life and follow him along his memorable shooting locations.
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New Rise, Old Ebb

Original title: Uus Tõus, Vana Mõõn

2018 | Documentary | Director: Enrico Barone, Carlo Cubero, Kristiina Pilvet

In 2016 several fires destroyed several buildings on the island of Piirissaare, among the also the Old Believers prayer house. Praskovja, the 84-year- old choir singer and important member of the community, lost her childhood´s house in one the fires and she is trying to get on her feet down again and continue living.

From May to September 2016, several fires took place on the island of Piirissaare, destroying many houses and the most important building of the community: the Old Believers' prayer house. These events caused insecurity and disagreement among the members within the community. 84-year-old Praskovja is the key figure of the community and used to sing in the prayer house´s choir. Her childhood house burnt down in one of the fires, and now she has been forced to move to her old summer cottage and strives to rise again on her feet. The documentary shows through Praskovja's eyes how the community of ...
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Pets and Berlin

Original title: Pets ja Berliin

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Taavi Arus

A story about a legend of Estonian punk scene Peeter Männiksoo aka Pasa-Pets who has been living for years in Berlin. It is a story about a man's survival in a big city, a story about loneliness, struggle and freedom. It's a poem about Pets and Berlin.

Bowie, who lived in Berlin in the seventies, describes his life in Berlin as “moving around in virtual anonymity... For some reason, Berliners just don't care.” Peeter and Berlin are partners that support one another. Peeter says that there are a lot of people like him in Berlin: “This place attracts people like me, because you can be your true self. Berlin doesn't judge you for who you are. Berlin accepts you the way you are. You don't see this in a lot of other cities. You won't see such attitude in Estonia!” Without a doubt, Berlin is Peeter's home ...
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Phantom Owl Forest

Original title: Eia jõulud Tondikakul

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Anu Aun

Adventures are going to begin when 10-year old city girl Eia is brought to mysterious Phantom Owl Farm for the winter holiday.

The new Estonian family adventure film “Phantom Owl Forest” talks about 10-year old girl Eia whose Christmas plans take an unexpected turn, when the city girl is brought to a mysterious Southern Estonian farm for the winter holiday. At first the girl does not even realize she will soon save a doomed prival forest, bring together two people in love and untangle a secret held closely in the family.
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Prospekt Mira

2018 | Students film, Short | Director: Lidiia Nye

Lidiia Nye's short film about post-soviet block family problems. It is harder every day for elderly people who have lived through soviet times and its collapse to find understanding with the young generation. What used to be their life purpose is now a sad industrial zone with many years to build up.

Collective memory of post-soviet block generation with the eyes of millenial. Ukraine that is going through rapid change still inhabited with people born and lived during ussr, country collapsed 30 years ago. Marina is visiting her grandmother with the goal to do home improvement and support her with money. But for the lonely school teacher not many things are as important as her heritage.
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Risti aarded

2018 | Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu
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