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The Tour of Dreams

Original title: Unistus Ameerika tuurist

2021 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Madis Ligema, Taavi Arus

When no public recognition at home, a gospel band Robirohi plans the tour to the source of gospel music, to perform at the halls of fame in Kentucky, USA.

This documentary is a film about bluegrass, gospel and god, in one of the most secular countries in the world. "Robirohi" is not a very well known band in Estonia. Most of their concerts are held in churches and congregations, their soulful music gets little plays on non-christian radio stations. Nearly all band members have felt enlightenment: "It is as if a warm wave of light passes through all your body". All members but one. The band would love to be famous one day – but is gospel the right path to take? They book their dream tour to America, ...
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Roots: My Flesh And Blood

Original title: Juured: Mu liha ja veri

2018 | Documentary | Director: Heilika Pikkov

This is a story about love and loss. About my flesh and blood.

My grandmother and grandfather were married in 1959. 50 years later, they once again stand at an altar to reaffirm their oath from long ago. Now, they know when to stand up for themselves and when to be quiet. When to forgive and when to let go. And they also know there isn’t much time left. This is a story about love and loss. About my flesh and blood.
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Shards Of Light

Original title: Jagatud valgus

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kullar Viimne

Stained glass artist fights for her existence and for new orders. Looking back to her long life, she investigates her current situation and motives of her creativeness.

Estonia has long, dark autumn and winter season. People wait for the light-filled time, so light has a special meaning for the locals. The light also holds a special meaning for Dolores Hoffmann, a stained glass maker, who has been creating stained glass art for forty-four years. Stained glass is an art form born with Christianity, with the churches and cathedrals. People come to church to attend to their most personal, deep matters, to pray and meditate. Colourful stained windows are here, creating the link between the space and outside world, to tune the person to the spirit of Holy ...
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Your own eye is a king

Original title: Oma silm on kuningas

2018 | Documentary, Observation, Making of | Director:

Documentary about how to stay alive in conflict zone.

Kenya is mostly a relatively peaceful land in the African context, but when it comes to elections then the hell is out. Thousands of people were killed in the violent events that hit Kenya after elections in 2008. It is the year of 2017 and once again an election year in Kenya. Most security experts of different politicians and public authorities in Kenya are confident that the 2007 bad scenario will recur and even worse than ever before. The director Ken Saan invites longtime war reporter Ivar Heinmaa to join him, to guide in the war situation and share the tricks ...
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Christ Lives in Siberia

Original title: Kristus elab Siberis

2015 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Arbo Tammiksaar, Jaak Kilmi

Director Arbo Tammiksaar together with his family moved to live in a Vissarions' village in Siberia for a year, in order to follow the daily life of the religious community.

The charismatic religious leader Vissarion lives in an isolated Siberian village and calls himself Christ who has reborn. A religious sect consisting of thousands of followers has gathered around him, including Dmitri the bellringer and his wife Sveta who moved to the community with her three children from Saint Petersburg a few years ago. Magomed, the biological father of the children, writes a complaint letter to the administration of the President of Russia and insists that his children should be given back to him. Director Arbo Tammiksaar with his family moved to the Vissarions' village for a year. He followed ...
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The Call of Silence

Original title of the film "Vaikuse kutse"

2015 | Documentary | Director: Madli Lääne
Georgica

Original title: Georgica

1998 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Sulev Keedus

The poetic drama with a profound philosophical undertone directed by Sulev Keedus about the postwar desolated and occupied land. The film is one of the first art films produced in the independent republic of Estonia and it has received awards at various acknowledged international film festivals.

Story about the silent Boy who is sent for medical treatment to Jakub, a former colonial missionary living on an island that is also a military training area. Jakub is the only civilian there. He has to make observations during the bombing at night and phone the headquarters about the results. The observation spot is located in the tower of a church in ruins where Jakub makes silage. The missionary - an old horse - tramples silage in the church tower. There are beehives inside of the church. Jakub plays the organ, singing chorals and the Boy pumps the organ ...
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Come To Work As Sexton For Me

Original title: Tule mulle kellameheks

1992 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Tooming
RAM at Church

Original title: RAM kirikus

1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Estonian National Male Choir performs at the religious service in Toronto church in the spring of 1989, before the Easter Sunday.

In the spring of 1989, the State Academic Male Choir has for the first time the opportunity to visit expatriate Estonians in Canada. The male choir takes part in the religious concert on March 18 and at the church service in St. Andrew's Church in Toronto. The singers gather to the podium next to the altar, the national flag is waving. The audience takes seats in the hall. Church song is accompanied by the organist, people are singing along, members of the male choir open their songbooks and also sing. Karl Raudsepp, bishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, by ...
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Service at St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Toronto

Title in Estonian: Jumalateenistus Toronto Vana-Andrese Piiskoplikus Koguduses (1)

1988 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

The prayer held in Toronto Old St Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church to the Estonian congregation is recorded by Edgar Väär in September 1988.

The prayer held in Toronto Old St Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church to the Estonian congregation is recorded by Edgar Väär in September 1988. Archbishop of the EELC Udo Peetersoo says the prayer referring to the Book of Exodus. Members of the student corporation are standing in honour of the Estonian national flag, women's choir is singing "God Save Estonia", in commemorial speech the casualties are recalled commemorated and people are singing in their memory. Heads of the church and students are shown in the church, in among others Trivimi Velliste, Lembit Soots, Eda Sepp, etc. participate in the ceremony.
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