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  • Chasing Ponies
    Chasing Ponies

    Original title: Ameerika suvi

    2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rain Rannu

    This road movie is about life. It is loosely based on the adventures of real Eastern European university students selling books door to door in United States.

  • Arnold Rüütel. Unfinished sentence
    Arnold Rüütel. Unfinished sentence

    Original title: Arnold Rüütel. Lõpetamata lause

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

    The documentary was finished before the presidential election in 2007; it opposes the speeches and interviews held by Arnold Rüütel during the Soviet era with the ones held during the period of Estonia regaining its independence.

  • Estonian Defence
    Estonian Defence

    Original title: Eesti kaitse

    1993 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

    Documentary by Andres Sööt about the history of national defence in pre-war Estonia and the management of national defence after Estonia regained independence.

  • Valkla pioneerilaager
    Valkla pioneerilaager

    1986 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Heini Drui

  • Ring suur, keeruline, huvitav
    Ring suur, keeruline, huvitav

    1982 | Documentary | Director: Märt Müür

  • Täiskäigul
    Täiskäigul

    1982 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Tiina Mägi

  • Viisaastak ennetähtaegselt
    Viisaastak ennetähtaegselt

    1975 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Hillar Peep

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1968 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Valeria Anderson

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1968 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Leo Ilves

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1963 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Aleksandr Mandrõkin

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