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  • Lydia
    Lydia

    2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Hermes Brambat, Tarvo Mölder

    The documentary portrays the acclaimed Song Festival conductor and music teacher Lydia Rahula.

  • Matz
    Matz

    2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Eliza Benina

    A film about the young and bright Estonian para swimming star Matz Topkin, who knows how to dream big and cheerfully accept both success and defeat.

  • Raudvara. Anu Raud
    Raudvara. Anu Raud

    2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Erle Veber

  • Whitsunday At Tammealuse
    Whitsunday At Tammealuse

    Original title: Suvisted Tammealusel

    2015 | Documentary, Nature, Anthropological | Director: Rein Maran

    Every year local people and their guests gather at Grove of Tammealuse in Samma Village, Viru County, for Whitsunday festivities to celebrate the beginning of summer.

  • Katyn Massacres 50th Anniversary
    Katyn Massacres 50th Anniversary

    Title in Estonian: Katõni massimõrva 50. aastapäeva tähistamine Torontos

    1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Expatriate Polish people in Canada, Toronto are commemorating the massacre of Katyn in 1939.

  • The Herd Boy is the King
    The Herd Boy is the King

    Title in Estonian: Karjapoiss on kuningas

    1982 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vello Kallaste

    Karl Aru, retired General Major of artillery, celebrates his 80th birthday with a festive yet official reception and introduces his home village.

  • Üks aasta kolmesaja viiekümnest
    Üks aasta kolmesaja viiekümnest

    1982 | Documentary | Director: Leo Ilves

  • Roosid lõunast
    Roosid lõunast

    1977 | Musical film, Concert | Director: Sulev Nõmmik

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1970 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vitali Gorbunov

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1969 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Semjon Školnikov

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