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Sun is a Good Child

Original title: Päike on hea laps

2014 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

Filmmaker Manfred Vainokivi portrays physics teacher Mart Kuurme teaches physics and astronomy to children in Africa.

Mart Kuurme is a lifetime physics teacher. He arrives to Kongo village in Northern Ghana on October 21st, 2013 in order to start working as a volunteer teacher of physics and astronomy to local children. Solar eclipse is expected in Ghana on November 3rd. Mart carefully prepares for the event: observations of the starry sky at late night, physics lessons in a local secondary school. The film also reflects the life of local people, often accompanied by dancing - they dance everywhere and all the time, either in football competitions, funerals or harvesting parties, even in churches. Mart goes to ...
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2004 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Meeme Kerge

Rein Mikke, born as an Estonian citizen, was adopted by Russian parents in 1950s. Now he is trying to overcome bureaucratic obstacles and restore his Estonian citizenship and related rights.

Born as an Estonian citizen in Viru county, Estonia, in January 1950, Rein Mikke was involuntarily adopted by the employees of The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) and his name was changed to Vladimir Levchenkov, later Aleksey Levchenkov. Originally an Estonian citizen must acquire another citizenship while living in his homeland due to the fact that the act of involuntary adoption remained lawfully valid and Mikke's identity was proved only by his red passport. Now his aim is to take back his real name and citizenship. Eesti sünnijärgne kodanik on sunnitud oma kodumaal elama võõra riigi kodanikuna, ainsaks isikut tõendavaks ...
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On the Edge of the New World

Original title: Vahtsõ ilma veere pääl

2004 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Brambat
Ilo From Paris

Original title: Ilo Pariisist

2002 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Peep Puks

Ilo Jaik-Riedberg, daughter of writer Juhan Jaik, is the guide to take the viewers around Paris.

Documentary by Peep Puks combines two stories: the destinies of a city and of a woman, the stories of Ilo Jaik-Riedberg and the city of Paris. Culture is the common language of Europe. While navigating in French cultural space we perceive its uniting power both for Estonians. Ilo Jaik-Riedberg, daughter of writer Juhan Jaik, works a tourist guide in Paris and introduces the city in various languages. She first went to Paris as a war refugee in 1945. The Jaik family settled in Sweden, yet in 1971 Ilo moved to Paris and stayed there. Ilo brings Estonian tourists to the ...
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Siberia has also been my homeland

Title in Estonian: Ka Siber on olnud mu kodumaa

1990 | Documentary | Director: Märt Müür

Documentary directed by Märt Müür about his family, deportation and meetings with people with similar destinies.

The author of the documentary is mainly recalling his personal experience, events, emotions and memories. Together with the film's author there are also his close relatives and people with similar destiny met during the times in Siberia. People recollect various events in a foreign country outside Matsimärdi farm. While being based on today's beliefs, Märt Müür attempts to form a collective portrait of thousands of people with tragic destinies, once deported from Estonia to Siberia.
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Northern spirit

Title in Estonian: Põhjavaim

1982 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks

Documentary about Mart Saar, founder of Estonian national music style.

Short documentary about a man whose life is full of sharp conflicts, sufferings and even nudity. It's Mart Saar who as a creative person raises above his destiny. The documentary studies Mart Saar's life and work throughout the years. Voiceover is read by Einar Kraut and Heino Mandri. Views of Leningrad and the times when Mart Saar studied in Leningrad Conservatoire. Archival footage about the song celebration of 1928 and New York City in 1930s. The essence and uniqueness of Hüpassaare.
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Test Filming of a King

Title in Estonian: Filmiproov kuningast

1979 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Toomas Tahvel

Heartfelt documentary portrait about actor Jüri Järvet.

Heartfelt documentary portrait about actor Jüri Järvet (1919–1995). The film shows Järvet both in his home and in theatre, at rehearsals and on the stage in 1979. Excerpts from Järvet's great role in the film "King Lear" directed by Grigori Kozintsev and from his theatrical roles.
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Behind the Plough

Original title: Adra järel

1976 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Märt Müür

Debut documentary by Märt Müür gives a bold and professional overview about the production of ploughing equipment inappopriate for non-chernozemic fields.

Incisive documentary on problematic issues - about the deficiencies and inability to co-ordinate the designing and production process of ploughing machinery for the high-capacity tractors. The filmmakers interview the chief engineers and other managers of the Soviet production associations Soyuzpochvoma and Odessapochvomash. The documentary was completed in collaboration with the Estonian Agricultural Technology Association.
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Sillerdav päev

1974 | Documentary, Musical film | Director: Harri Martinson