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Seneca's Day

Original title: Seneca päev

2016 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Kristijonas Vildžiūnas

It is 1989, the final year of the Soviet era in Vilnius. Eighteen-year old buddies establish the Seneca’s Fellowship. Its motto is, “Live each day as if it was your last.”

It is 1989, the final year of the Soviet era in Vilnius. Eighteen-year old buddies establish the Seneca’s Fellowship. Its motto is, “Live each day as if it was your last.” A love triangle breaks up the fellowship right at the time the nation experiences an exceptional sense of community via the Baltic Chain. Twenty-five years later, the main character, who appears to be accompanied by good luck at first glance, is disillusioned with himself. He has betrayed the ideals of his youth and become a cold observer of life. Life forces him to open up his own Pandora’s box.
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Those Who Dare – on solidarity of small nations

Original title (Icelandic): Deir Sem Dora

2015 | Documentary | Director: Ólafur Rögnvaldsson
Heinz Valk

2014 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Kristjan Svirgsden

Portrait documentary by Kristjan Svirgsden about Heinz Valk, artist and social activist.

Heinz Valk is the troubadour of the Singing Revolution, an artist and a social activist who has become famous for his sentence: "Some day we will win for no matter what!" Documentary tells the story about Heinz - a founder of People's Front, a witty caricature artist, an independent and idealistic thinker who despises consumer mentality. The historical cliche "Every revolution devours its children" applies to Heinz Valk. This film is a recording of the daily life and thoughts of an elderly man; yet, it gives a general overview about creative people in politics who after retiring won't classify either ...
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The Collapse of The Soviet Union

Original title: Eestlased Kremlis

2006 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

The activities of the Estonian representatives at the Congress of the Communist Party of Soviet Union led to the collapse of the Soviet empire.

It was during the era of 1989-1991 when the Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union made the decisions that enabled the Baltic States to break away from the empire that once had occupied the countries. The crowning achievement of Estonian politicians in Kreml was disclosing of the secret protocols of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and declaring them null and void. Distributing the ideas of Estonian politicians among the national representatives in Moscow, intensive collaboration with Boris Yeltsin and Russian democrats made the communist empire to collapse. Documentary aims at correcting the widely spred misconception that regaining their independence was ...
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The Singing Revolution

Original title: Laulev revolutsioon

2006 | Observation, Documentary | Director: Maureen Castle Tusty, James Tusty

American film directors James Trusty and Maureen Castle Tusty regard Estonian Singing Revolution as the turning point of European history.

Compendious treatment about Estonian contemporary history and the SInging Revolution. Despite the fact that the documentary focuses on the process of Estonia regaining its independence in 1987-1991, the film also looks back to occupation of Estonia and the decades that followed the event. Lots of archival film materials have been used. We can see people who participated in the events and influenced the course of these events - politicians, conductors of song festivals, dissidents and regular citizens. The filmmakers emphasize the tradition of song festivals and the unique experience of a nation to sing themselves into freedom without violence. Documentary ...
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Children of the Singing Revolution

Original title: Kasvamise aeg

2004 | Documentary | Director: Arvo Iho

Estonian Television Childrens' Choir grows up together with the Republic of Estonia.

Filmmakers are searching for the similarties between the young people and a young state, they both grow up. The film tells about the members of the girls's choir of Estonian Television who started to sing together at a very young age in a state that was regaining its independence also with the support of singing at that time. The film documents the period of 1990-2004, starting from the time of the so-called Singing Revolution and Estonia regaining its independence until the joining the European Union. Filmmakers follow the process of growing up of the girls during an era full of ...
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The Baltic Issue

Title in Estonian: Balti küsimus

1990 | Documentary | Director: Valentin Kuik, Rein Karemäe

Ministers of foreign affairs of the Baltic States participating in the plenary session of European security and collaboration in Paris witnessing the signing of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.

November 1990. Ministers of foreign affairs of the Baltic States as special guests participating in the plenary session of European security and collaboration in Paris witnessing the signing of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. There are three dots instead of the names of county on their badges. Before the start of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), the foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had to leave the room No. 2 where they could enter according to their status of special guest. Eduard Shevardnadze, the foreign minister of the Soviet Union, protested against ...
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Balti tee.. Balti ketist 23.augustil 1989.a.

1989 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Ants Vill
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Minu Virumaa

1989 | Documentary | Director: Jaan Pihlak
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The Baltic Way

Title in Estonian: Balti tee

1989 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Simm

On August 23, 1989 the Baltic Way was formed – a 600-kilometre-long human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius.

On the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (August 23rd, 1989), a non-violent protest action was organized called the Baltic Way that aimed at directing the world's attention to the attempts of the Baltic States to regain independence. Around two million people held hands in a 600-kilometres-long human chain through the Baltic states, while expressing their unity for becoming free countries. Documentary reportage about the events of that time in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
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