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EINASTO 11577

Original title: EINASTO 11577

2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Helle Karis

The film project "EINASTO 11577" is dedicated to one of the famous "stars" in Estonia, the academician Jaan Einasto.

The film project "EINASTO 11577" is dedicated to one of the famous "stars" in Estonia, the academician Jaan Einasto. The minor planet of our galaxy, bearing the number 11 577 and discovered on February 8, 1994 by Eric W. Elst, astronomer of the Royal Observatory of Belgium, was named Einasto by the Minor Planet Centre of the International Astronomical Union. Einasto, together with other minor planets linked with Estonia, orbits around the Sun, taking 3.84 years or 1400 days to complete its path. The main goal of the film is to bring science closer to common people by showing the ...
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Searching for the Light

Original title: Otsides valgust

2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Heini Drui

Portrait documentary directed by Heini Drui about Raivo Hein, a successful internet businessman, astrophotographer, adventurer and traveler.

Raivo Hein is a successful internet businessman, amateur astronomist, astrophotographer and traveler. He is both an idealist and a materialist. Raivo is probably the first cosmonaut in Estonia since he has the ticket for the space trip organized by sir Richard Branson. Raivo believes in science, common sense and the bright future of the humankind. He believes that the 1000-year-old man is already born. Raivo contemplates on the future of humanity as well as the mystery of life and the universe. The subjects of truth, its existence and the ways of reaching it are being discussed by Raivo, astrophysicist Jaan ...
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The Secret Lamb

Original title: Lammas all paremas nurgas

1992 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lembit Ulfsak

The family film directed by Lembit Ulfsak tells the humorous story about detective adventures that boys undertake during their summer holiday. The film belongs to the classics of Estonian children's films.

Tom, a science aficionado, meets Perch who is attracted to aliens. Their acquaintance begins when Tom's rocket test by the river has ended with a bang and fizzle. Perch knows a few things about rockets; besides, he believes that empty bottles should not be discarded. Filipp, the chief of empty bottles, is not interested in old-fashioned bottles found from the river until a broken bottle appears in which Filipp finds instructions for finding a valuable painting. While following the traces of the painting with his gang, Filipp meets Tom, Harri and Perch who are searching Harri's stolen sports bag. The ...
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Why do the stars fall

Original title: Miks kukuvad tähed

1987 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Märt Müür

Documentary on problematic issues directed by Märt Müür whose film tells a story about diligent and successful heads of collective farm and how the Soviet system has unjustly harassed them, found them guilty and punished them.

The sincere documentary about the heads of collective farms in Soviet Estonia who have worked hard without being afraid of risk and responsibility. However, due to the pressure by the Communist Party, its authorities envy and out-dated legislation they had to pay for it with their positions, health and often with their lives. Vello Tire, head of Viiratsi pig farm, died at the age of 51; Tomas Sooaluste, the head of Gagarin Sovkhoz Tech School, died at the age of 43; Georg Suurmets, the head of Energia collective farm, became disabled. The author of the documentary, Märt Müür, discusses the ...
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Tartu Ülikool 19. sajandil

1982 | Other categories, Commissioned, Educational | Director: Reet Kasesalu
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Argipäev

1979 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Heini Drui
Läbimurre

1979 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Heini Drui
Tõravere

1978 | Documentary | Director: Semjon Školnikov
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Arrival of spring. Tartu 1975

Original title: Kevade tulek. Tartu 1975

1975 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

Documentary about the past and present of Tartu and Tartu as a city of culture and science.

Overview of the city of Tartu, its past and present. The documentary shows important places and institution, people and city atmoshpere in Tartu and introduces the history of town, important buildings and sites of cultural history. Linguist Paul Ariste, neurosurgeon Ernst Raudam and astrophysicist Lauri Luud are talking to the camera. The film combines the city views from the past and at the present moment.
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The Annual Ring

Original title: Aastaring

1974 | Documentary | Director: Rein Maran

The film about the life of Estonian children and youth in the TV film series "Children of the Soviet Union".

A child's voice in the film: "When a tree gets a year older, it will grow a new ring on its trunk. The rains and droughts, storms and sunny days – everything has been written in the ring. Every day that has been lived fully leaves a mark in us." The summer and activities of Estonian children throughout one year. The filmmakers observe young film amateurs in a summer camp in Paatsalu, in Tartu House of Pioneers, in Tõravere observatory, the gathering of the student league. Together they visit Krabi forest district in Paganamaa and the student exhibition in Tallinn. ...
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