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  • Year Of The Pig
    Year Of The Pig

    Original title: Sea aasta

    2021 | Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

    The film gives us a look into a year in our recent history, namely the year 2019, which polarised our people in politics and between generations. Without choosing sides and without unnecessary explanations the events shown in the film create a thought provoking story about a nations arrival to the end of the industrial age.

  • Kodumaa karjed
    Kodumaa karjed

    2019 | Documentary | Director: Marta Pulk

    Who's the man waving the flag?

  • Dance With The Devil's Grandma
    Dance With The Devil's Grandma

    Original title: Tants vanakuradi vanaemaga

    2015 | Documentary | Director: Alice Järvet

    The film summarises the sad truth about the “games” played at the edge by Konstantin Päts, the first President of the Republic of Estonia, and Johan Laidoner, the then Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Estonia.

  • Deus ex machina
    Deus ex machina

    2005 | Students film, Short | Director: Moonika Siimets

  • Celebration of Estonian 74th Independence Day in Toronto (1)
    Celebration of Estonian 74th Independence Day in Toronto (1)

    Title in Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi 74. aastapäeva tähistamine Torontos 1/2

    1992 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Ceremony of the celebration of 74th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia held in front of Toronto Town Hall.

  • Black Ribbon Day on 23.08.1991
    Black Ribbon Day on 23.08.1991

    Title in Estonian: Musta lindi päev

    1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Demonstration in Toronto on August 23rd 1991 for supporting the independence of the Baltic States.

  • Forgive us Andrey
    Forgive us Andrey

    Title in Estonian: Andesta Andrei

    1990 | Documentary | Director: Raivo Suviste

    Portrait documentary directed by Raivo Suviste about academician Andrey Sakharov, Nobel Prize laureate.

  • Estonian Independence Day
    Estonian Independence Day

    Title in Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi 71. aastapäev

    1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Festive celebration of the 71st anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in 1989 in the hall of Toronto University in Canada, prayer is said by the archbishop of the EELC Udo Petersoo and greetings are passed by the Latvian and Lithuanian representatives.

  • Ilmar Heinsoo speech
    Ilmar Heinsoo speech

    Title in Estonian: Ilmar Heinsoo kõne

    1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    The 71st anniversary of the Republic of Estonia was celebrated in the hall of Toronto University in Canada in 1989 and speeches were held by Canadian politician Tony Ruprecht and the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia in Canada Ilmar Heinsoo.

  • Ilmar Heinsoo speech (2)
    Ilmar Heinsoo speech (2)

    Title in Estonian: Ilmar Heinsoo kõne (2)

    1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    The 71st anniversary of the Republic of Estonia was celebrated in the hall of Toronto University where speeches were given by Canadian politician Tony Ruprecht and the Estonian Honorary Consul in Canada Ilmar Heinsoo.

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