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  • Prelude to Emptiness
    Prelude to Emptiness

    Original title in Estonian: Prelüüd tühjusele

    2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Vivian Ruumet

    The film is about a dysfunctional couple Rain and Deelia whose life goals and choices are moving towards different directions.

  • Rainer Sarnet’s Invisible Fight
    Rainer Sarnet’s Invisible Fight

    Original title in Estonian: Rainer Sarneti nähtamatu võitlus

    2022 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Gert Põrk

    The documentary follows Rainer Sarnet during the production of his new feature film "The Invisible Fight".

  • Retrospect
    Retrospect

    2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Katariina Rahumägi

    An insomniac who has been seeing the same dream for 259 nights, meets the leading figure of the dream in real life - together they try to solve the dream's mystery, in return hoping to earn the insomniac one good night's sleep.

  • Sirje Joala Doesn’t Exist
    Sirje Joala Doesn’t Exist

    Original title in Estonian: Sirje Joalat Pole Olemas

    2022 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Martin Riispere

    We follow Sirje Joala, a street artist who has five kids, her actual ones and her projects.

  • Stream of Life
    Stream of Life

    Original title in Estonian: Eluvool

    2022 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Kristiina Iilane

    A short film about author’s thoughts on whether it is always necessary to share everything or is it sometimes better to remain silent in order to spare your loved ones from the pain.

  • Summertime
    Summertime

    Original title: Veel üks peatus

    2022 | Documentary | Director: Marje Tõemäe

    This is a film about opportunities and choices, about fears and loneliness, about freedom and love. This is a story of one generation; a film about growing up. It is a sequel to a documentary "The Time Is Now" made 12 years ago, when we watched Karit, Doris, Fred and Joonas during their first year in school.

  • Symmetrical Face
    Symmetrical Face

    Original title in Estonian: Sümmeetriline nägu

    2022 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Johan Huimerind

    The author of the film researches the symmetry of his own face through his parents.

  • Talvine kiusatus
    Talvine kiusatus

    2022 | Other categories | Director: Marko Lillemägi

  • Tehnik
    Tehnik

    Original title in Estonian: Tehnik

    2022 | Students film, TV Show | Director: Karl Koppelmaa

    One day Tõnu's life changes.

  • The First Capitalist of the USSR
    The First Capitalist of the USSR

    Original title: Esimene kapitalist

    2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andrus Tuisk

    The story of a businessman who wanted to make a big business in a small town, for whom money was only a means to hide his inner loneliness and his desire to find love.

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