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  • Estonian Rhapsody
    Estonian Rhapsody

    Original title: Kukerpillide rapsoodia

    2022 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

    A film about the Estonians’ favorite folk band Kukerpillid and its spirited journey through the summer concert venues of Estonia, with interludes to the roots of Estonian folkmusic.

  • Linna hall
    Linna hall

    2017 | Documentary | Director: Kalev Lepik

  • Fast Eddy's Old News
    Fast Eddy's Old News

    Original title: Fast Eddy vanad uudised

    2015 | Documentary | Director: Marko Raat

    In “Fast Eddy” Director Marko Raat tells the story of Ed Vaar (1929 Estonia, Kuressaare-2015 Canada, Toronto) a freelance cinematographer, who earned his nickname ‘Fast Eddy’ by reaching the scene of events before police and CBC crime reporters. Majority of his filmed footage has aired on TV through CBC. The rest of the footage, over hundreds of thousands of film stock, that he didn’t manage to sell to news broadcasters, are piled up in Eddy’s downtown Toronto penthouse rooms and basement. Do old news have value to be sold?

  • Behind the hard work
    Behind the hard work

    Original title: Kaua tehtud kaunike

    2007 | Documentary | Director: Mati Viiul

    The documentary introduces the daily life of the Institute of Geology and the story of its new building - the process of construction, moving and opening.

  • Võõra nime all
    Võõra nime all

    1984 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Peeter Urbla

  • Patent 28073
    Patent 28073

    1973 | Documentary | Director: Reet Kasesalu

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1970 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1969 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Semjon Školnikov

  • Vabariigi sünd
    Vabariigi sünd

    1968 | Documentary | Director: Vladimir Parvel

  • 50 aastat Pravda jälgedes
    50 aastat Pravda jälgedes

    1962 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vladimir Parvel

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