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The Academy of Elegant Aging

Original title: Väärika vananemise akadeemia

2023 | Documentary | Director: Sigrid Salutee

It is a fun insight into the life of a day center for elderly.

The self-help and counseling association for the elderly has been operating in Kadriorg for almost 30 years and is fondly called the "Academy of Elegant Aging". The day center gives elderly people the opportunity to realize themselves and communicate even after their loved ones have passed away. There are 13 committees in the association, starting with the security desk and the library and ending with the cafe and the garden. Simple tasks help seniors feel needed.The house is run by 70 year old Heino, who is one of the few men among the lively ladies. He is the one running ...
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Papa

2021 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Helen Vaaks

A film about a grandfather by a grandchild.

Papa is 93 years old and has been living alone for the past 5 years. Life is different compared to the past: his joints are stiff, body covered up with crumpled up skin, and everything takes longer time and bigger effort. Every weekend he is being visited by his children and grandchildren to offer some company, check up on him and help Papa with everyday tasks. It is hard to live in an old body and it is hard to see a body becoming old. Especially if it is someone close to you.
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Old Men and the Sea

2020 | Students film, Short | Director: Daria Litvichenko

A film about one strong memory that even a severe illness cannot defy.

Led by the mysterious mirage of his once lost ship, a retired sea captain follows it to the very end.
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Black and White Colours

Original title in Estonian: Värvid must-valgel

2019 | Students film, Short | Director: German Golub

The short film “Black and White Colours” by BFM film students is a psychological satire about the time when television was transitioning from black and white to colour.

Paula is an experienced news anchor whose biggest fear is ageing. The 70s TV is transitioning from black and white to colour. The changes trigger her insecurities and the border between what is reality and what is delusion starts to disintegrate.
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In Bed With A Writer

Original title: Kirjanikuga voodis

2019 | Documentary | Director: Manfred Vainokivi
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Truth and Justice

Original title: Tõde ja õigus

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Tanel Toom

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbour and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place. Young and energetic man Andres together with his wife Krõõt arrives to his new farm bought on a loan to establish their new life. Robber’s Rise must become a place, that’ll take care of the family. Household needs a lot of work and consistency – battle with nature, fate and his spiteful neighbour Pearu ...
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Tõnis Mägi

2019 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Priit Pääsuke

A film about Tõnis Mägi and his music.

The film is partly based on Tõnis Mägi’s life story but focuses more on his contemporary works and the new songs he’s created. It shows how each new story reflects his unique world through different moments from his own life and Estonian cultural history.
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Bridges Of Time

Original title: Ajasillad

2018 | Documentary | Director: Audrius Stonys, Kristine Briede

"Look back with me and maybe you will find out something new about documentary cinema, which is nothing else but life after death." Herz Frank.

Meditative documentary essay portrays the less-remembered generation of cinema poets of the Baltic New Wave. With finesse, they push beyond the barriers of the common historiographic investigation in order to achieve a consummate poetic treatment of the ontology of documentary creation.
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Mary and the Seven Dwarfs

Original title: Maria ja seitse pöialpoissi

2018 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

Dreams are like weeds that despite mowing keep on growing.

Having spent her whole life inside the nunnery, an old and dignified nun Maria has determined to fulfill her youth fantasy. The only problem there seems to be her incomplete, almost non-existent memory. Maria is afraid that her youth fantasy might prove to be a sin.
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The Knot

Original title in Estonian: Sõlm

2018 | Students film, Short | Director: Andres Losada

Anton is a fragile 12-year-old who is afraid of the shed in his backyard. He decides to follow his brother Markus and some bully friends in exploring an abandoned building. When the bullies turn on the brothers and Markus is humiliated, Anton is forced to face his fear, which turns out to be related to a family trauma that he can’t escape.
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