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  • Paper Town
    Paper Town

    Original title: Paberist linn

    2013 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi

    Gentlemen with grand ideas look into the past and future of Narva: Fyodor is recreating the past of Narva out of cardboard in a degrading town hall; Mats Gabrielsson wants to turn Narva into a new Hong Kong in the future.

  • The Russians on Crow Island
    The Russians on Crow Island

    Original title: Varesesaare venelased

    2012 | Problem oriented, Documentary | Director: Sulev Keedus

    Portrait documentary by Sulev Keedus about the scum of the Russian community in Narva - the young people with asocial background who lack courage, hope and will to get out of their hopeless situation.

  • Beautiful is the land
    Beautiful is the land

    Title in Estonian: Ilus on maa

    1984 | Overviews, Documentary | Director: Rein Maran

    Poetic documentary directed by Rein Maran about Estonian nature, history and the present day.

  • Assistant technicians
    Assistant technicians

    Title in Estonian: Poolmeistrid

    1983 | Documentary | Director: Leo Ilves

    Documentary portrait about Koit Kärner, the assistant technician of the knitting factory of Kreenholm Manufacture in Narva, and his brigade of weavers.

  • Spinners
    Spinners

    Original title: Ketrajad

    1976 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

    The diligent spinners of the textile factory "Balti manufaktuur" have taken the biggest occupational responsibility in the whole Soviet Union.

  • Time to Live, Time to Love
    Time to Live, Time to Love

    Original title: Aeg elada, aeg armastada

    1976 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Veljo Käsper

    Drama about a young woman whose life is saved by a doctor. When they meet, she will rediscover the meaning of life, death and love. Directed by Veljo Käsper.

  • Sada aastat hiljem
    Sada aastat hiljem

    1972 | Documentary | Director: Harri Martinson

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1969 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Toivo Kusmin

  • Mida Juku ei õpi…
    Mida Juku ei õpi…

    1966 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Vitali Gorbunov

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

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

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