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New Life

Original title: Uus elu

2022 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi

A film about an embassy of bygone times - a clothes menders in Nõmme which remains in business despite an onslaught of fast fashion.

A film about an embassy of bygone times - a clothes menders in Nõmme which remains in business despite an onslaught of fast fashion. It offers an atmospheric gallery of a valuable way of life. Mrs Külli, Mrs Ulve, Mr Arnold, and their clients all play an important role in this cycle of life. Recycling, upcycling, sustainable fashion – these are the magic words of our modern times which slow down mass consumption and value repurposing. At the same time, repairing clothes has been commonplace in this meager land for hundreds of years.
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Rauaniit

2020 | Documentary | Director: Maria Aua

To create a new, you have to give up the old. As a result of the dust, physical and dirty work of construction workers the building of the former textile factory Rauaniit gives birth to a modern Art Academy.

To create a new, you have to give up the old. As a result of the dust, physical and dirty work of construction workers the building of the former textile factory Rauaniit gives birth to a modern Art Academy. An observational documentary by Maria Aua is about the reconstruction of the former textile factory into the Academy of Arts. The process of transformation is the result of the selfless and hard physical work of the builders. A glamorous opening party takes place in the newly completed modern house, the rooms are filled with new kind of people, there are no builders ...
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Horticulture in Lasnamägi

Title in Estonian: Lasnamäe kõplajad

2019 | Documentary | Director: Meelis Muhu

Cabbages, beetroots and pumpkins – these are both food and a connecting element for people.

Anton, Maria, Liina and Liis founded a community garden in Lasnamäe district in Tallinn. Together the residents of multistored panel apartment buildings grow themselves herbs, vegetables and develop green thinking. Cabbage, beetroot and pumpkin are the things that make people closer and also provide food.
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Paper Town

Original title: Paberist linn

2013 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi

Gentlemen with grand ideas look into the past and future of Narva: Fyodor is recreating the past of Narva out of cardboard in a degrading town hall; Mats Gabrielsson wants to turn Narva into a new Hong Kong in the future.

Fyodor is recreating the past of Narva out of cardboard. Mats is designing the future of it, and knocks down old red brick buildings. They both have love for the town. Russia took over Narva from Sweden in the Great Northern War in 1704. Since then, the rule has been passed over six times. Not only on the border of Estonia and Russia, Narva is also on the cusp of the past and the future. This affectionate film brings the town to life in archive material, in models and architects’ sketches.
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Küpsis

2012 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Margus Raid
Made in Estonia

Original title: Vanad ja kobedad saavad jalad alla

2003 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rando Pettai

The film directed by Rando Pettai tells the story about Väino, Valdur, Maie and Silvi. When one of them should face difficulties in life, friends will be always there for helping out.

The film tells about common people: our neighbours, colleagues, acquaintances and about their ambitions and needs. These are people who have not lost humanity. The story focuses on two radio DJs performing their daily programme where their fictional characters try to survive both in town and in the countryside. Suddenly, they will be thunderstricken by the appearance of true love. In the name of a happy end, even NATO must get involved.
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Year of the Dragon

Original title: Draakoni aasta

1988 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary chronicle directed by Andres Sööt about the influential events and the political awakening in Estonia in 1988.

The year of 1988 in Estonia was exceptional- it came as a surprise for everyone that all of a sudden national symbols were allowed; expressions of no confidence were addressed towards the leaders of Communist Party and Estonian government; the Popular Front of Estonia and Estonian Green Movement but also the Intermovement (the Workers International Movement of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic) were founded. Estonian Heritage Society restored the monuments of the War of independence; the facts about war crimes during the Stalinist regime were disclosed and - imagine that! - the representatives of Estonian Republic went against the central ...
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Architect

Title in Estonian: Arhitekt

1986 | Documentary | Director: Veiko Paalma

Architectural issues in contemporary urban construction.

Architects Raine Karp, Henno Sepmann, Toivo Kallas, Mart Port, Irina Raud, Tiit Kaljundi, Veljo Kaasik, Leonhard Lapin and Himm Looveer discuss about architectural issues. The special attention is on the meaning and importance of a unique object.
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Tallinna amortiseerunud puitelamurajoonide rekonstrueerimisest

1984 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Toivo Elme
Uuestisünd

1982 | Documentary | Director: Raivo Pikner
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