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Duet

Original title in Estonian: Duett

2019 | Students film, Exercises (Fiction) | Director: Teresa Juksaar

Film student Teresa Juksaare’s short film “Duet” tells a story about human envy, which is carried through acrobat Karmen who is incapable of coming to terms with the superiority of her competitor and teammate Veera. This makes her take desperate and life threatening measures outside the practice training, which leads her to the discovery that the rivalry between them is part of the groundsel of competitive sport .

Veera and Karmen, two young and ambitious circus artists are preparing for a show. In their dress rehearsal, Karmen sees that her acrobatic abilities succumb to her teammate Veera, which lead her to frustration and envy. She tries to alleviate her feelings through challenging Veera in other ways outside of the practice training.
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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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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.

In 1952 a young fencing champion Endel arrives in a small town Haapsalu to work as a physical training teacher. In spite of the opposition of the principal of the school, Endel manages to get a permit to teach fencing for children. Slowly it becomes a therapy for the children as well as the teacher himself – a way to deal with everyday grim. The defeated principal is holding a grudge and starts to investigate, why did the champion of the Soviet Union really come to a small town. “The Fencer” is partly based on true life events of an Estonian sportsman ...
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Universitas Tartuensis 375

2007 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: René Vilbre, Märten Vaher
Like a Young God

Original title: Nagu noor jumal

2005 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Olev Remsu

Documentary about Aimur Säärits who is a daycare teacher, sumo coach, medal maker and father of four children.

Contemporary times bring along new gender roles. Aimur Säärits is one of the three male daycare teachers in Estonia and a father of four children; furthermore, he also makes medals and teaches sumo wrestling in Jõgeva. The bright documentary shows the daily life of "Uncle Aimur", including physical education classes and sports day in the daycare, making medals in his own company, wrestling training and the competition in the sports hall. The documentary begins on the Father's Day and ends with the Mother's Day where Aimur's wife is invited to the President's reception together with many other remarkable Estonian mothers.
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Kodupaik

1985 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Tahvel
Jalgpalli "Lõvid" (Filmikroonika)

1984 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director:
Tartu…Sügis 1980.

1981 | Documentary, Problem oriented, Overviews | Director: Leo Ilves
Sportlik sajand

1976 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Andres Sööt
Eesti meistrivõistlused sportvõimlemises

1973 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu