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  • Teacher’s lounge
    Teacher’s lounge

    2022 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Jorge Eduardo de la Brena Rodríguez

    Observational exploration of the teacher’s room inside a conventional high school.

  • The Seven O´Clock News: Bullied
    The Seven O´Clock News: Bullied

    Original title in Estonian: Seitsmeste Uudiste Erisaade: Koolikiusatud

    2021 | Students film, TV Show | Director: Annaliise Kalamees

    The journalistic TV show is about bullying and burnout of teachers in Estonian schools.

  • The Little Comrade
    The Little Comrade

    Original title: Seltsimees laps

    2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Moonika Siimets

    Six-year-old Leelo’s mother is deported to a Siberian prison camp during Stalinist repressions. The little girl tries to be as good as she can in the belief that this will bring her mother back home.

  • 14 Cases
    14 Cases

    Original title: 14 käänet

    2017 | Documentary | Director: Marianna Kaat

    Film follows different age present-day Estonian Russians who are facing difficulties with their identities.

  • House of a Dream
    House of a Dream

    Original title: Ühe unistuse maja

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu

    For most people ballet is dancing. For ballet dancers this is life!

  • Living Together a la Sri Lanka
    Living Together a la Sri Lanka

    Original title: Kooselu Sri Lanka moodi

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Mati Kark

    The authors of the documentary are searching for the formulas of integration and peaceful co-habitations together with the residents of post-civil war Sri Lanka – tea pickers, fishermen, sellers, workers of the tourism centre and especially guide Michael.

  • Myanmar - tarkuse tuulajad
    Myanmar - tarkuse tuulajad

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Tarvo Mölder

  • The Fencer
    The Fencer

    Original title: Miekkailija

    2015 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Klaus Härö

    Klaus Härö’s The Fencer is a touching drama about a man who finds meaning in his life through the children who need him. The Finnish entry for the Oscars 2016, Best Foreign Language Film.

  • The bachelor and Volga
    The bachelor and Volga

    Original title: Poissmees ja Volga

    2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Aljona Suržikova

    Story about loneliness. Documentary comedy about a man looking for a wife.

  • Cabaret
    Cabaret

    Original title: Kabaree

    2012 | Documentary | Director: Gerda Kordemets

    The 11th grade pupils of Saaremaa Grammar School give the special cabaret performance at the end of every year held already for the 23th times.

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