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  • Bad Ass Merike
    Bad Ass Merike

    Original title: Vinge mutt

    2024 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Keil

    She has one hand and low demands on her own well-being, but a big soul and high demands on the humanity of children and the friendliness of horses.

  • Gardens Of The Morning Calm
    Gardens Of The Morning Calm

    Original title: Tulevalvajad

    2023 | Documentary | Director: Liis Nimik

    A primal and oneiric documentary about nature and creativity.

  • Hell's Stoker
    Hell's Stoker

    Original title: Põrgu katlakütja

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kullar Viimne

    It is impossible for a man who has been in the war to forget what he experienced. Again and again the past catches up with him. Even in his dreams. The only way to face your demons is to make fun of them.

  • L is for Love
    L is for Love

    Original title: A nagu armastus

    2023 | Documentary | Director: Indrek Spungin

    When Indrek's wife says that she is not happy with the marriage and something needs to change, Indrek must find a way to save the marriage.

  • My Duty
    My Duty

    Original title: Minu kohus

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Liis Lindmaa

    Documentary about an Estonian woman with Russian heritage, who joins the Estonian Women’s Voluntary Defense League to become a soldier.

  • Poop, Spring and the Others: Meatballs and Dumplings
    Poop, Spring and the Others: Meatballs and Dumplings

    Original title: Frikadellid ja pelmeenid

    2023 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Heiki Ernits, Meelis Arulepp

    The parable about human relations, differences and misunderstandings.

  • Poop, Spring and the Others: The Mystery of Missing Socks
    Poop, Spring and the Others: The Mystery of Missing Socks

    Original title: Kadunud sokid

    2023 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Oskar Lehemaa

    Dad has lost his socks again!

  • The Last Relic
    The Last Relic

    2023 | Documentary | Director: Marianna Kaat

    Filmed over four years in the provincial city of Yekaterinburg, The Last Relic is a stark cinematic portrait of the absurdity of life in Russia where the majority dreams of restoring imperial glory and a handful of opposition activists desperately resists Putin’s relentless march towards a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

  • What Would You Take?
    What Would You Take?

    Original title: Mille Sina võtaksid?

    2023 | Documentary | Director: Heilika Pikkov

    Home. Your home. Your place. Your memories. Your belongings. In the blink of eye, it’s gone.

  • 50 Years Later
    50 Years Later

    Original title: 50 aastat hiljem

    2022 | Other categories | Director: Mirjam Matiisen

    Helle sees a photo taken 50 years ago in her photo album and travels back to the times when she was truly crazy.

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