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  • Anacrusis
    Anacrusis

    Original title in Estonian: Eeltakt

    2023 | Students film, Short | Director: Desiree Talv

    The story is about an old gentleman named Väino, who holds the position of choir director. The story unfolds in next five months, as he and his choir aspire to a singing party, which means preparation for the pre-contest. However, this journey takes a turn when he begins to experience episodes of memory loss that put him in sad and comical situations. Väino finds himself in a moment where the people surrounding him know him, but he no longer knows them.

  • Dark Paradise
    Dark Paradise

    Original title: Tume paradiis

    2023 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Triin Ruumet

    After her daddy’s death, Karmen commits an atrocious act against her half-brother and must now face the dark void of the universe, which can only be filled with love

  • Fresh Meat
    Fresh Meat

    Original title in Estonian: Värske liha

    2023 | Students film, Short | Director: Marianna Vaga

    A horror drama film centered around the LGBT+ community. The subject of the film is the dire consequences of fetishizing youth and the fact that malice can be found in one's own community. It is a paranoid and colorful, but respectful account of what could be someone’s true story.

  • Keyhole
    Keyhole

    2023 | Feature film, Short | Director: Juri Krutii

    World of a young gymnast is forever altered by a door that won’t open, marking the end of childhood and the beginning of her life as an anchor of memory.

  • May in Eden
    May in Eden

    2023 | Students film, Short | Director: Emily Bruus

    "may in eden" is a visually ambitious, slightly surreal, fictional short film by Sofiya Babiy and Emily Bruus. The protagonist Sophie dies and in the afterlife re-experiences turning points of her life.

  • Meliora
    Meliora

    2023 | Students film, Short | Director: Kristin Hildebrand

    A psychological horror about women's suppression in society.

  • Nightingale
    Nightingale

    Original title: Ööbik

    2023 | Feature film, Short | Director: Leeni Linna

    Russian guard Aleksei risks his life, to save an Estonian girl who the KGB is planning to capture for singing outside the prison where he works.

  • Operation LARP
    Operation LARP

    Original title: Operatsioon LARP

    2023 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Mattias Mälk

    A vengeful huntress is searching for her husband's lover in a LARP camp. In the same forest, the military is searching for their lost missile.

  • Skin Of A Mandarin
    Skin Of A Mandarin

    Original title: Puudutus

    2023 | Feature film, Short | Director: Jaanika Arum

    Longing for last touch.

  • Sour Milk
    Sour Milk

    Original title in Estonian: Emapiim

    2023 | Students film, Short | Director: Vera Pirogova

    The film is about the relationship of a mother and son after they have reunited after 10 years.

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