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Spit in My Face

Original title: Sülita mulle näkku

2023 | Documentary | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

There is a jubilee in the air! Documentary about two legendary filmmakers (Kristjan of Kibuvitsa and Peet of Oja), whose feud has lasted for 50 years. Who would know you better than your lifelong competitor? Half a century of arm wrestling is not less sparkling than the exchange of words between Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film is made by the classic adversaries’ assistant from 40 years ago, who has now become a less known documentary filmmaker.

Kristjan Svirgsden and Edvard Oja, old cinema classics, forgotten rivals, have kept an eye on each other’s work their whole life. Criticism towards a colleague has fed the men and kept them alive. And keeping alive is not just a phrase in their case. Today, their health is ruined. The two invalids on the shortlist of the Grim Reaper have not forgotten each other’s existence and are carefully following their adversary’s fate. Alas, there are have been no news for a while. And what news could you expect from a person in recluse? An obituary, if any. The demise of ...
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Talent

2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Silver Õun

From Armin Kõomägi`s short story “Talent” comes a short film that portrays the price of success. It is made by the film arts students of TLU BFM.

Andreas, a dark poet, and Lo, yet to capture the perfect photo, are a couple who haven't found success in their field. But when Andreas is asked to perform at the Press Photo Exhibition, their lives will change forever.
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The Last Ones

2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Veiko Õunpuu

A car crash in slow motion, a love letter to a disappearing world.

This Nordic Western takes place in the untamed Lapland tundra. The protagonist is young miner Rupi, who hopes to scrape together enough money through excavating the tundra to forever shake the suffocating dust of the mining village from his feet. But the work has come to a halt because Rupi’s reindeer herder father refuses to sell his land. What’s more, the manipulative mine owner nicknamed the Fisherman has his eye on Rupi’s friend’s wife, a woman who Rupi is also secretly in love with. Now that life in the mining village is becoming more dangerous by the day, Rupi must ...
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Duet

Original title in Estonian: Duett

2019 | Students film, Exercises (Fiction) | Director: Teresa Juksaar

Film student Teresa Juksaare’s short film “Duet” tells a story about human envy, which is carried through acrobat Karmen who is incapable of coming to terms with the superiority of her competitor and teammate Veera. This makes her take desperate and life threatening measures outside the practice training, which leads her to the discovery that the rivalry between them is part of the groundsel of competitive sport .

Veera and Karmen, two young and ambitious circus artists are preparing for a show. In their dress rehearsal, Karmen sees that her acrobatic abilities succumb to her teammate Veera, which lead her to frustration and envy. She tries to alleviate her feelings through challenging Veera in other ways outside of the practice training.
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Maria ’s Paradise

Original title (in Finnish): Marian paratiisi

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Zaida Bergroth

The angel will guide us.

This is an intense story of love, its dangers and its power. In 1920’s Northern Finland, a Christian sect, led by the angelic and charismatic Maria Åkerblom, is being chased out of town by an angry mob, accused of being a false prophet. They settle at a large estate in Helsinki where at night, the believers gather around Maria as she falls into a trance and delivers the words of the angels. Among the most fervent believers is Salome, an orphan who is Maria`s new personal servant. Salome is happy to bask in Maria’s divine light, and Maria also sees ...
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Jolly Old Farts

Original title: Emumäe Eedi ja Lobi küla Kristjan

2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

A portrait of two ageing cinema professionals who find motivation to live through endless quarrelling and challenging each other.

An old film director and a cameraman share a secret - when out of work you'll have to have fun and turn your own life into a film. And who would be a better partner than an old colleague and a friend. Their endless quarreling is typical to Estonians - one constantly tries to outdo another.
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Wizard is in love

Original title in Estonian: Võlur on armunud

2009 | Students film, Short | Director: Jaan Tätte jr

If people fall in love the boundaries between reality and imagination, between good and evil disappear.
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Mat the Cat

Original title: Röövlirahnu Martin

2005 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: René Vilbre

The feature film for children directed by Rene Vilbre tells about Martin and his magical friend. Together the friends solve problems that 10-year-old children face in their everyday life.

10-year-old Martin moves into a new home with his mother. But he has no friends here so he spends time mostly alone. At the last day of school, Martin's mother Maris asks the boy behave well since he is always a troublemaker. However, things will go wrong as usual. Marta, the daughter of the school principal Roland, has won both the hearts of Martin and Kevin - the latter has a fancy scooter and expensive footfear. Because of their troublesome rivarly, Martin's mother has to come to the principal's office again. Unexpectedly, Martin will be saved by a shrewd magician ...
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Keskpäev

1981 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Raivo Trass
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Bike Tamers

Original title: Jalgrattataltsutajad

1963 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Juli Kun

The musical comedy directed by Yuli Kun is full of romantic intrigues, sports and hazarding. It is a story about an attractive bike constructor Rita and three young men who become fierce competitors both in sports and in love. Starring the Russian film actress Lyudmila Gurchenko.

Attractive bike constructor Rita has completed a brand new racing bike model called the Light Blue Antelope. She is looking for somene to test the new bike at Tallinn-Riga bicycle race but no one among the bicycle racers will agree. Then she seems to find the right solution - her new acquaintances Robert and Leo are two successful sportsmen. There are two parallel plot lines in the film: next to the abovementioned story, there is another one, an animated parody depicting the adventures of Author and Director during the film shooting and at the arts council.
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