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Lullaby

Original title in Estonian: Hällilaul

2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Ville Niemi

The story of a mentally ill Laura who loses custody of her 4-year-old daughter.

Inspired by a tragedy that happened in Finland in 2020, HÄLLILAUL is a story about mentally ill Laura, who loses custody of her 4-year-old daughter Klaara. This drives Laura to “kidnap” Klaara from the kindergarten. When father, Sander, realizes what has happened, he hurries to Laura’s house. Knowing that Laura has abused Klaara before, Sander tries to get the child out of the house. However, his actions only push Laura deeper and deeper into her delusions and finally drive her onto the verge of killing Klaara.
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Leonhard Lapin. Process

Original title: Leonhard Lapin. Protsess

2020 | Documentary, Portrait | Director:

This film portraits Leonhard Lapin, a creator born in an Estonian small town called Räpina in the 1950s, who becomes one of the most outstanding avant-garde artists on the Soviet Estonian art and architecture scene. The film also reveals the creator’s worldview, beliefs and rebellious nature.

This film portraits Leonhard Lapin, a creator born in an Estonian small town called Räpina in the 1950s, who becomes one of the most outstanding avant-garde artists on the Soviet Estonian art and architecture scene. In the second half of the 1960s, deep in the middle of the Soviet era, Lapin went to the capital to study architecture at the Art Institute. Lapin is especially inspired by pre-war Estonian funk architecture and Russian constructivists. In contrast, the bleak mass production on the actual building arena provokes protest and anger. He finds many like-minded people, and his artistic circle of friends ...
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Immortal

Original title in Estonian: Surematu

2019 | Documentary | Director: Ksenia Ohhapkina

Born to march to the rhythms of the power, they follow the promise of immortality. The film looks at the making of a Russian citizen from a fresh angle.

The film, set in a Far-North industrial town in Russia, reveals the mechanism that entices human beings to voluntarily become a resource to be used by the state. Can a person ever be free in a society, where intricate and obscure structures take control of their mind-set from an early age? The film looks at the making of a Russian citizen from a fresh angle. The director’s subtle but demanding look reveals “the system” at work in the most benign-looking situations, in any moment of the everyday. What happens to people’s free will and self-determination in such conditions?
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Laugh Land

Original title in Estonian: Naerumaa

2019 | Students film, Short | Director: Pedro Daniel Vital

An architectural film about nostalgia of childhood.

A worker has a job in a kindergarten and finds nostalgia in the place, while going through all the kid sized things.
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Ott Tänak -The Movie

2019 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tarvo Mölder

The film portrays Estonian rally driver Ott Tänak, one of the most elusive athletes in the eyes of the media with highly reclusive character. His self-willed tenacity has forged this stubborn country boy with a roller coaster career into a driven WRC-pilot who for the first time has in reach the fulfilment of his childhood dream – to snatch the world championship title from the equally hungry competitors.

The film portrays Estonian rally driver Ott Tänak, one of the most elusive athletes in the eyes of the media with highly reclusive character. Viewers gain rare access in the course of one season to root for Ott’s pursuit for the WRC rallying series world championship title and simultaneously witness him getting accustomed to the new car in the new team. Through the eyes of the top driver whose daily routine sees him race at deadly speeds all over the globe, both the nail-biting and the glamorous life of the rallying world is seen. In parallel with the ups and ...
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It All Happened In Võru

Original title (in Võro): Kõik sündü Võrol

2018 | Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu

An emotional documentary about life in a small Estonian town during 100 years.

The Republic of Estonia celebrates its 100th anniversary. During the century, the little town of Võru has lived through all the events that have rejoiced or shaken the entire country – gaining and regaining of independence, world wars and deportations, destructions and reconstructions. For people living in Võru, it is the centre of the universe. For them everything happens here. What makes this life worth living?
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Take It or Leave It

Original title: Võta või jäta

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

What would you do if one day a newborn baby was put on your hands and said: take it or leave it!

One sleepy Saturday morning a 30-year-old construction worker Erik gets some earth shattering news: his ex-girlfriend Moonika whom he hasn’t even seen for the past six months is about to go into labour. She however is not ready for motherhood and if Erik doesn’t want the kid either, the little girl will be put up for adoption. Take it or leave it!
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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.

The film is based on several parallel personal stories of Russian families. During almost four years, the filmmakers observed Ksenija and Emilia who went to an Estonian kindergarten at the age of 5; 7th-grade pupil Mark who preferred Estonian school; and high-school student Vitali who went to study to St. Petersburg from Estonia. The film attempts to understand the problems that the children and their parents whose native language is Russian are dealing with - fears and hesitations, hopes and frustation, successes and failures, integration and isolation, language and identity. Regardless of being afraid of losing their identity, the protagonists ...
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Chasing Ponies

Original title: Ameerika suvi

2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rain Rannu

This road movie is about life. It is loosely based on the adventures of real Eastern European university students selling books door to door in United States.

This road movie is about life. It is loosely based on the adventures of real Eastern European university students selling books door to door in United States. This movie touches us all, as summer work in the US has become something of a phenomenon among students in Europe - everyone knows someone who has spent a summer in USA - some experiences good, some not so good, each a story in it's own right. This movie is your chance to experience their adventures firsthand. Without sacrificing 3 months of your life. Filming took place in September 2015. It was all ...
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Outdoor Games

Title in Estonian: Õuemängud

2016 | Documentary | Director: Urmas Reisberg

Nine mothers establishing the first outdoor community preschool in Tartu, Estonia.

Nine young mothers have made up their minds to found a community daycare in Tartu, Estonia. The mother's wish that their children could run and play as much as possible. The daycare is opened by the River Emajõgi where the children are outdoors during every season and almost in every weather conditions. Filmmakers follow the first year of the daycare when the roles are still shifting from being a mother and a teacher, a visionary and a practicioner. The most difficult issue is coping with the financial situation, freezing weather and public opinion. Through the dreams of young motohers the ...
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