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Melchior the Apothecary

Original title: Apteeker Melchior

2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

When a murderer is loose in town, the town is sick. It’s time to call the apothecary.

Melchior Wakenstede is a clever and curious apothecary who, in addition to healing the sick, solves murders that shake the town. In a medieval world, where people look for signs of God or the Devil in everything, Melchior’s detective work appears to be truly magical – it’s even believed that he can speak with the dead. Melchior’s actual “secret weapon” is his knack for noticing traitorous details and his ability to understand the darkest desires of the human soul. He knows, better than anyone else, that sin is waiting at the door, and temptation can poison even the most noble ...
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Raul Vaiksoo - Pätt või Pühak?

2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mattias Veermets

Architect Raul Vaiksoo marches on the fringes of blindness and genius, twisting the rules, blessing the digital world and enjoying the hustle and bustle of life.

Raul still doesn't have a cell phone, he doesn't drive, and he refuses to hurry. However, renowned architect Raul Vaiksoo always comes to meet clients, give lectures and go on crazy trips with friends. Raul believes that the divine touch is only gained through work, and when inspiration comes, he works for several days in a row. The buildings he designed can be found all over Estonia and he has been awarded both the annual award of the Cultural Endowment and the Order of the Republic of Estonia for his works. However, the charismatic man does not always stand on the pedestal ...
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Kevin, No!

Original title: Kevin, ei!

2020 | Feature film, Short | Director: Leslie Laasner

Smart life addicts on an adventurous summer camp on an isolated island.

A bunch of juvenile gaming millionaires decide to organise n adventurous summer camp on an isolated island to enjoy their favourite activity - surfing on the phone. However, the smart life addicts who have grown under the light of their screens for their whole life, are surprised to discover that there is a place in the world with no coverage of WiFi. Crushing boredom sets in quickly and hope fades along with cell phone batteries: is there anything at all to be done in such a desolate place? Soon the discover some old-timer on the island who has a tempting ...
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Ahto. Chasing A Dream

Original title: Ahto. Unistuste jaht

2018 | Documentary | Director: Jaanis Valk

An adventurer who dreams big and wants to prove to the world that his dream is possible, finds himself in the middle of the war and in the turmoil of complex human relationships...

A documentary about Ahto Valter, a big dreamer, a great adventurer and sailor whose journey around the world on a sailboat that carries his name makes young boys yearn for adventure, young ladies write love letters and reporters follow him everywhere. Nobody knew what was this motivator that made him do it. A hero's restless mind, hardships over the years chasing his dream and failures on the way can be seen in the film that uses unique archive material to open up the cravings and challenges of an explorer from the previous century. A colourful journey around the world can ...
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Captain Morten And The Spider Queen

Original title: Kapten Morten lollide laeval

2018 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Kaspar Jancis, Riho Unt, Henry Nicholson

Sometimes you need to be shrinked in order to grow up.

A young boy learns to take control over his life when he is shrunk to the size of an insect and has to sail his own toy boat through a flooded café. Morten has to be shrunk down before he can grow up. He builds a toy boat which he crews with insects. This is his escape from the unhappy world of the harbour café where he lives with his aunt Anna. When Morten is shrunk in a botched magic trick he finds himself sailing his own boat across the flooded café. The insect crew look uncannily like his aunt ...
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The Dissidents

Original title: Sangarid

2017 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Jaak Kilmi

Adapt or run!

Fast-paced action comedy “The Dissidents” takes us back to the 1980s. Three Estonian guys flee Soviet Union, because they want to have as awesome life in the free world as they’ve seen in TV series “Miami Vice”, “Knight Rider” and “Santa Barbara”. Swedes welcome friends as real heroes, who broke through the Iron Curtain. But as the media circus blows over, our dissidents discover that they’ve become nothing more than tedious immigrants. To put food on the table, they have to do something as lame as... work! But the boys are no quitters, so they come up with new crazy ...
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Suur Tõll

1996 | Newsreels, Newsreels beyond 1992 | Director: Toivo Kusmin
Escape

Title in Estonian: Põgenemine

1991 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Historical documentary by Andres Sööt and Jaak Lõhmus about Estonians and Estonian Swedes who fled from the Soviet Red Army to Sweden and Germany in 1943-1944.

Historical retrospective to the escape of Estonians and Estonian Swedes from the Soviet Red Army to Sweden and Germany in 1943-1944. The documentary begins and ends with the episodes of crackling logfires and rippling waves in summer 1990 by the Estonian coasts where 46 years ago the boats filled with refugees left Estonia across the stormy Baltic Sea. Photographs, rare film footage and personal recollections of refugees express their journey and the further destiny of the refugees during the first post-war years. The film is an emotional mosaic about the great saga of escaping the war.
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Saa vabaks, Eesti meri

1991 | Documentary | Director: Toivo Kusmin
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Sandhamn, Utö...

1977 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

In Gotska Sandön and Utö islands in Stockholm Archipelago.

The destination of the trip is to visit the small islands of Sandön and Utö. The family prepares for the sea trip, lifejackets are put on children. The motorboat and sail boat leave the harbour. After sailing the travelers stop at a bigger yacht harbour in Sandhamn. Flags of various countries are waving on the ships. Fast ride in the open sea, arriving at the island of Utö. Signpost in Utö leads to the beach f Rävstavik. View to the sea and the beach houses. Utö guesthouse, map of the island, yachts at the island's harbour, people are walking. Trip ...
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