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  • Captain Morten And The Spider Queen
    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.

  • The Estonian Epic
    The Estonian Epic

    Original title (in Estonian): "Kalevipoeg"

    2009 | Students film, Short | Director: Ekke Vasli

  • December Heat
    December Heat

    Original title: Detsembrikuumus

    2008 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Asko Kase

    The first full-length feature directed by Asko Kase is an enthralling action drama based on true historical events about the Communist rebellion in Estonia held on December 1st, 1924.

  • Miriam's Colors
    Miriam's Colors

    Original title: Miriami värvid

    2008 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Jelena Girlin, Mari-Liis Bassovskaja

    Miriam finds old photos. While waching them she actually starts seeing all the world around her in black and white.

  • Kalinovski Square
    Kalinovski Square

    Original title: Плошча

    2007 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Juri Haštševatski

    Belarusian director Juri Hashtshevatski's documentary about the presidential elections in Belarus in 2006, the resistance by opposition and dictator Lukashenko's dirty tricks.

  • Miriam's Picnic
    Miriam's Picnic

    Original title: Miriami piknik

    2007 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Andres Tenusaar

    Miriam's hen is brave and becomes the hero of the day...

  • The Scarecrow
    The Scarecrow

    Original title: Hernehirmutis

    2007 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Andres Tenusaar, Aleksandr Melkumov

    Miriam's hen is brave and becomes the hero of the day...

  • Fortieth War
    Fortieth War

    Original title: Neljakümnes sõda

    2005 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

    Documentary by Andres Sööt about the Narva Battalion. The greatest value of the battalion was the Estonian men who volunteered to the Estonian Legion in the autumn of 1942.

  • Names in Marble
    Names in Marble

    Original title: Nimed marmortahvlil

    2002 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

    The debut film by director Elmo Nüganen is based on the novel "Names in Marble" by Albert Kivikas. The film is a patriotic war drama telling the story of schoolboys in the Estonian War of Independence and of the days and nights of these young volunteer fighters. The film is full of dangers, challenges, pain and exaltation, entwined by a beautiful story of young love.

  • Peeter
    Peeter

    2001 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Jüri Sillart

    Portrait documentary directed by Jüri Sillart about filmmaker and photographer Peeter Tooming and his battle with serious disease.

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