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  • Old Man Cartoon Movie
    Old Man Cartoon Movie

    Original title: Vanamehe Film

    2019 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Mikk Mägi, Oskar Lehemaa

    This cartoon movie is epic road movie where our heroes must face festival hippies, forest creeps, sawmill workers and other dangers commonly found in the Estonian countryside.

  • Cante
    Cante

    2018 | Students film, Animation | Director: Teresa Baroet

    A modern man coming to grips with his own existence through the medium of tradition.

  • Dreaming of Ice-Cream and Soda
    Dreaming of Ice-Cream and Soda

    Original title: Unistus jäätisest ja limonaadist

    2017 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tiina Haak

    Otherwise so opinionated, Liisa has come to a crossroads in her life. To choose fancy high heels and the law career to go with them in the city of Tallinn or to permanently move to the countryside and run a small village shop out of sense of duty?

  • Dearest Sister
    Dearest Sister

    Original title in Lao: Nong Hak

    2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mattie Do

    A Lao village girl’s only chance of escaping indentured poverty is to manipulate her wealthy cousin’s illness into dependence.

  • India - On its Way Up
    India - On its Way Up

    Title in Estonian: India - teel tippu

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Gert Kark

    Documentary introducing the accomplishments of the development activities of information technology in India through which the country attempts to get rid of poverty.

  • What if the grass was greener
    What if the grass was greener

    Original title: Kui seda metsa ees ei oleks...

    2007 | Documentary | Director: Ergo Kuld

    Does the list of schools based on formal results prove anything after all? The documentary tells about a small school - Misso Secondary School - that is the last one in the list.

  • Independence Day
    Independence Day

    Original title: Eesti lood. Iseseisvuspäev

    2003 | Documentary, Problem oriented, Students film | Director: Hanna Šein

    Life of four young persons with different social background in today's Estonia, right before the local independence day, February 24, 2003.

  • Countryboy and Cityslicker
    Countryboy and Cityslicker

    Original title: Setu vurle küüsis

    1993 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Aarne Vasar

    The Countryboy is getting married and invited his old school pal to the wedding. Strange things begin to happen once the Cityslicker arrives.

  • Elu ilma…
    Elu ilma…

    1987 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Mark Soosaar

  • The Giraffe
    The Giraffe

    Original title: Kaelkirjak

    1986 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Rao Heidmets

    There lives only one animal in the zoo – a giraffe. No one except a little girl comes to visit it.

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