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Of Mosquitoes and Men

Original title: Sääselised

2019 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Madis Ligema

As a species, humans credit to be far more powerful then all other species. But are we happier?

Some of this planet's mysteries we get. It fills us with great pride and satisfaction. But how can we claim some deeper insight into the ways of the world if we don't fully understand ourselves, never mind the humble mosquito? This documentary is a contemplative journey into the habitat of creatures both large and small, fathered by the Estonian nature and its fertile soil. The mosquito has assumed the role of the smallest of the living beings, and man the most important of them all. The documentary delves deep into the symbiosis between the two and into our mission on ...
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So they would not be lost

Original title in Finnish: Jotta he eivät joutuisi kadotukseen

2019 | Students film, Short | Director: Ville Niemi

A 25-year old girl with cancer decides to be cryonized and die, but she is awakened 70 years later.

A 25-year old girl, JS, suffering from an untreatable brain cancer decides to stop cancer treatment and wants to be kryonized. Her mother is against the procedure. Alexander, the Leader of the Cryonics Institute lies to JS and mother, so that they can't see themselves anymore. JS dies alone. She is revived 2098 in the same hospital room where she died. Her Mother and Alexander are still alive, same age as they were when she died over 70 years ago. Soon she starts to realize that the future isn’t as real and beautiful as it first seemed.
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The Piece of Tail in the Mouth of the Snake That Bites Its Own Tail

2019 | Students film, Animation | Director: Pablo M. Ballarin
The Wings

Original title: Tiivad

2019 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

In spite of everything the blue skies have been conquered thanks to such visionaries as Leonardo da Vinci and freak village inventors.

Freak inventor Jaan's far fetched dreams about ascending to the clouds are about to materialize when he's joined by the great Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci's spirit. Instead, Jaan's wife Lisa, neglected by the crazy genius, gets metamorphosed into a winged creature and is "catapulted" into the blue skies, where dreams meet.
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Tõnis Mägi

2019 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Priit Pääsuke

A film about Tõnis Mägi and his music.

The film is partly based on Tõnis Mägi’s life story but focuses more on his contemporary works and the new songs he’s created. It shows how each new story reflects his unique world through different moments from his own life and Estonian cultural history.
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Vangis ja vabaduses

2019 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea
Verba Dierum: a year with Marju Lepajõe

Original title: Marju Lepajõe. Päevade sõnad

2019 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vallo Toomla

This film is about Marju Lepajõe, who was a classical philologist, a religious historian and a lecturer at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Tartu. With a witty charm, Marju reflects on the modern world, where the need and the ability to deal with a subject matter in depth have become insignificant.

People wander around looking for their lives that will always remain unattainable. This film is about Marju Lepajõe, who was a classical philologist, a religious historian and a lecturer at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Tartu. With a witty charm, Marju reflects on the modern world, where the need and the ability to deal with a subject matter in depth have become insignificant. Even universities, temples of erudition and culture, are losing their intellectual aspect. Where can a scholar find their place in these unfavourable circumstances? The viewers get a chance to follow Marju on her path towards ...
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Where The Heart Is

Original title: Talve

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ergo Kuld

The year is 1942. Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany.

The year 1942. Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany. In spite of the war, restrictions and uncertainty, a small rural community still tries to go on with the every day life. The young people and old, fall in love, celebrate, quarrel and reconcile. The human heart wants what it wants.
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Winter In The Rain Forest

Original title: Talv vihmametsas

2019 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg

A dance of nature and craft, the magic of stop motion and the tropical rainforest in film about life itself.

Shot in real nature, in the Tropical Rainforests of Mexico and Peru, this films captures the eternal dance of life and death as experienced by magical creatures of porcelain - animals, birds, insects and flowers - fragile and resilient at the same time. Time passes here in a strange way, moving in an unexpected pace. The unique combination of natural light, fast flowing time and subtle stop motion animation creates a unique poetic reality that bring us awareness to the magic and materiality of our own living in this world.
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A Song Of Nature

2019 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Julien Kai

A celebration of the elements of nature at the pilgrimage house of Vastseliina and the unique influence of these elements as a part of human interactions in the house.

Water, Fire, Air and Earth. 4 elements of nature that are the origin of the pilgrimage house of Vastseliina. “A Song of Nature” is an architecture film introducing this spiritual place by a parallelism between indoor and outdoor shots, portraying how the modern house fits within the naturalistic and historical setting of the space.
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