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Kalev

2022 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Ove Musting

It’s the summer of 1990. The Soviet Union is teetering on the verge of collapse, while the little Baltic nations struggle to take back their lost independence. The Soviet Union`s basketball championship is set to begin on the backdrop of a deeply divided society. The Estonian team Kalev faces a momentous decision. With Estonian independence seemingly within reach, a rising tide of public opinion opposes the Estonian national team’s participation in the USSR’s championship. That would contradict the people’s aspirations for liberation. As professional athletes, the team makes the unpopular choice. The championship games start…
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Walker on Water

Original title: Vetelkõndija

2022 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Anu Aun

A documentary about being a woman, told through the life and work of Estonia’s most beloved and internationally most known contemporary poetess Kristiina Ehin.

There’s a character in poetess and prose writer Kristiina Ehin’s book “The Last of the Monogamists” who walks on water. This person is looking for two things in life – love and truth. She is someone who still believes in miracles and is able to make them happen. Someone who’s not afraid to set challenges for herself and meet them... She is Kristiina, herself. Kristiina’s tragically playful figure is filmogenic both inwardly and outwardly. Her girlish, almost nymph-like appearance seems to imply an equally fragile personality. Kristiina’s sparkling eyes and modest smile hide an extraordinarily sharp pen, deep sense of ...
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Mountains That Were Not There

Original title: Mäed, mida polnud

2018 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Ivar Jurtšenko

A documentary film that takes the viewer to the great stages of the sport of cycling. Estonians Tanel Kangert and Rein Taaramäe are the same age and both from the small village of Vändra. They are under the microscope as they both cycle in the top-level Astana Pro Team.

Talent, diligence and willpower can take you to the world stage, even if you grow up in Vändra, on the periphery of Europe, and dream of becoming a professional cyclist. A pro who conquers famous mountaintops in the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Dolomites, and whose name is heard from week to week on the Eurosport channel when the Tour de France, the Giro d´Italia or the Vuelta are underway. One exceptional success story is understandable, but when there are two of them, and both at the same time… Tanel Kangert and Rein Taaramäe grew up to become world-class champions ...
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In the State of Limbo

Title in Estonian: PMR

2014 | Observation, Documentary | Director: Meelis Muhu, Kristina Norman

Filmmakers Meelis Muhu and Kristina Norman observe life in Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, that is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova governed by the real Soviet order.

Transnistria is an internationally unrecognized state that has declared itself independent. It is located on the left bank of the Dniester on the territory of Moldova, next to Europe. While being located under the sphere of influence of its former "mother country" Moldova and even more being influenced by Russia, Transnistria attempts to form some kind of national identity for itself. Under the leadership of dictatorial president Igor Smirnov everything reminds of the golden era of propagandism in the Soviet Union. Charismatic leader has been building the country on the ruins of Soviet Union – the air castle exists only ...
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Ash & Money

Original title: Kust tuleb tolm ja kuhu kaob raha?

2013 | Problem oriented, Documentary | Director: Ene-Liis Semper, Tiit Ojasoo

Documentary by Ene-Liis Semper and Tiit Ojasoo about the short and stormy development story of a non-existent political party "Unified Estonia" - the political theatre project lasted for 44 days.

"Unified Estonia" was a fictitous political movement created by Theatre NO99. The project was received by the majority of public as a real political power. The organizers declared at the press conference held on March 24, 2010 about their intention to hold the Unified Estonia Assembly in Saku Suurhall on May 7th. The action was introduced as a theatrical production; however, many people took Unified Estonia movement as a real political power. The closer May 7 came, the more the public started to ask whether a new political party will be born. The documentary shows manipulations, emotions, fear, bravado ...
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Occupy Your Wall

Original title: Okupeeri oma müür

2013 | Problem oriented, Documentary | Director: Artur Talvik, Peeter Vihma

Documentary by Artur Talvik and Peeter Vihma about the development and growth of civil society in Estonia.

Artur Talvik and Peeter Vihma are looking for an answer to the question whether the real civil society is existing in Estonia and what will happen to the world after the representative democracy will fail due to a deep crisis it is in. During two years three Estonian communities are being observed, including the internet community in Estonia and the ones in Pühajärve and Tuhala. The filmmakers follow the communities' efforts to fight for their rights against the economical elite aka the wall. They struggle for the rights for Pühajärve Elementary School, Tuhala Witch's Well and internet freedom. Everything is ...
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Mushrooming

Original title: Seenelkäik

2012 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Toomas Hussar

The debut feature film directed by Toomas Hussar is a horror comedy about a politician who loses his direction both when picking mushrooms in the forest as well as in the social system.

Politician Aadu Kägu and his wife Viivi go to pick mushrooms in order to take a break from reputation campaign. They will be accompanied by Zäk - a hitchhiking penniless rock star. To avoid public mushroom forests, they haphazardly go to some remote deep woods that looks wild and deserted. Soon the three of them find out that they are lost. At the same time, a media scandal explodes - investigative journalists suspect that Kägu has misused public funds. Both in the woods and in town a battle of life and death begins.
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Lobotomy

Original title: Lobotoomia

2010 | Problem oriented, Documentary | Director: Juri Haštševatski
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Jubilee Year

Original title: Juubliaasta

2009 | Documentary | Director: Hardi Volmer, Kaspar Kallas

Chronicle film about the events in the Republic of Estonia in 2008.

The documentary takes the viewer to the visual journey taking place in the recent past where extreme optimism is going to be replaced by sobering reality during a year. Filmmakers pay attention to obligatory events: the parade of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia and the reception of the President in Theatre Estonia. The film continues with the polemic about the War of Independence Victory Column and the new Chancellor of Justice. Filmmakers also document Uma Pido song festival in Võru county first held in 2008 as well as the punk song festival. At the end of the filming ...
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The Revolution that Wasn't

2009 | Observation, Documentary | Director: Aljona Polunina