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A Greyhound of a Girl

Original title (in German): Alles Gëtt Wonnerbar!

2023 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Enzo d'Alo
Ab Absurdo

2023 | Students film, Short | Director: Iris Peil

The tragicomedy takes a look at the inner world of two people who are looking for relief and a sense of existence.

Through pitchblack humor that’s born from a familiar absurdity of life’s situational satir ‘’Ab Absurdo’’ offers a sharp insight to the minds of somewhat intertwined inner worlds of two lonely individuals. Former starlet Ada and protagonist Jonas land on an unexpected journey throughout life to search for meaning and relief to one’s existence. Throughout thirty-something years the pair seem to peek through the life on stage as well as road to death.
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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

A “poignant tale about Millennials” that follows a 27-year-old woman called Karmen. She discovers that her recently buried father was actually wallowing in debt and her whole life has been one big lie. When Karmen’s life free of responsibility starts to collapse, she takes out her feelings on her brother Viktor by disfiguring his face. At the center of the film is a hedonistic lifestyle and the nihilistic search for love and intimacy.
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Melchior The Apothecary. The Executioner's Daughter

Original title: Apteeker Melchior. Timuka tütar

2023 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

In the third film of medieval thriller, Melchior's wife Keterlyn witnesses a brutal attack. The life of an unknown young man is saved, but the victim who has lost his memory does not know who he is and how he ended up in Tallinn.

In the third film of medieval thriller, Melchior's wife Keterlyn witnesses a brutal attack. The life of an unknown young man is saved, but the victim who has lost his memory does not know who he is and how he ended up in Tallinn. A ring found at the scene leads Melchior to the night brotherhood, the bizarre troupe who performed on Fair Day also raises questions. Frightening signs suggest that not only the unknown recovering from the attack is in danger, but also Melchior and Keterlyn, who are treating him. At the same time, the pope's envoy, known as ...
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Mo Mamma

2023 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Eeva Mägi

„Mamma, see how I dance! Mother, see me slitting my throat!“ This is a drama full of feminine absurd, where mother and daughter drown in a passionate and endless desire to understand each other.

Mother (Karin) and daughter (Mari) are facing the demise of Mamma, Karin's mother and Mari's grandmother. They both release their pain on each other, but in unconditional love, everything is allowed. On the backdrop of mother and daughter seeking closeness and mutual understanding, there are bits of archive footage of Mamma, showing her peaceful healthy everyday life. The film is a bittersweet homage to Mamma, full of feminine absurd.
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Skin Of A Mandarin

Original title: Puudutus

2023 | Feature film, Short | Director: Jaanika Arum

Longing for last touch.

A sensitive story about ingrained traditions and grief follows young woman Anna, who wants to say goodbye to her mother by dressing the body for the funeral. But this act is prohibited by the funeral home rules. The film delicately explores a world in which bureaucracy, differing worldviews and divergent social norms are overcome by the empathy between strangers struggling within a complex situation.
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Eeva

2022 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak

A sad day in Eva’s life...

It’s pouring down with rain at the funeral. There’s a lot of crying, too much wine, several woodpeckers and a couple of dreams that fill in the gaps.
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Let’s Keep on Rolling

Original title in Latvian: Rullējam Tālāk

2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Rinalts Ignass, Oto Klavins

A short comedy about the friendship and grief of the elderly.

A hearse car gets stolen on it's way to a funeral. Two elderly men Alfred and his best friend Maris speed away in it and a mysterious lady chases after them. The two men enjoy their life to the fullest meanwhile the lady and the police are trying to catch them.
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Silent Land

2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Martin Riispere

A bittersweet science fiction drama about coming to terms with loss and grief.

The plot of Silent Land is a tragedy. The son is in great pain and obsessed with pushing these trauma derived negative emotions of his mother’s suicide away. He succeeds but with dire consequences to his mind and that propels him to his undoing. The core is loss and grief. The son is unable to deal with the loss of his mother and thus obsessively resorts to extreme methods in an attempt to push away his negative emotions instead of dealing with them.
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The Unfamiliars

Original title in Estonian: Võõrad

2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Lauri Elstelä

Movie about grief and moving on.

A human drama about a mother obsessed with documenting her dead son's apartment, a sister forced to inherit her dead brother's old belongings, and a son-in-law pretending to ignore a past affair with his dead lover. Together, they navigate familial tensions and secrets held from each other inside a house that is home to nobody.
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