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Eyes of beauty

Original title in Estonian: Ilus Armin

2023 | Students film, Short | Director: Katariina Škurinski

In a world full of stupidity and fear, an unnaturally beautiful boy named Armin was born. Soon enough, Armin’s magical nature begins to affect everything and everyone around him, leading to unexpected and dire consequences.

In a small village, a strange boy named Armin is born who is seemingly blessed with unnatural beauty. As time goes by his beauty begins to have an effect on not only him but everyone around the village. His beauty has become a curse that seems destined to follow the boy forever. To get rid of Armin, the villagers decide to find Armin a wife who would take him away from their village. The chosen maiden is Maret who takes Armin away and it looks like the situation will have a happy ending for everyone. Despite the bizarre and forced pairing, things ...
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Wishes from the well

Original title in Estonian: Soovid kaevu põhjast

2023 | Students film, Short | Director: Alesja Suzdaltseva

A short film about a man caught in the cogs of life.

A short film about a down and out man who needs to find money for medicine before the apothecary closes. As begging and lies fail, his last resort becomes the bottom of a wishing well. Soon after a curious boy comes up to the well and the man will try to grant his wishes for coins.
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In the Morning

Original title in Estonian: Hommikul

2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Eik Erik Sikk

Poet and director Eik Erik Sikk’s short fiction film tells a grotesque story about our fear of living aimlessly.

In the middle of the sterile silence of an early morning, advertisement company employee Juhan struggles to spend the last two hours of his life purposefully, trying to find that something which he really wants to do. Unfortunately, the waking world does everything to mislead him from this path. To his surprise, instead of enjoying life or discovering eternal truths, he finds himself writing slogans for a life insurance and quarreling with his techno music enthusiast neighbor.
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Aurora’s song

Original title in Estonian: Aurora Laul

2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Stella Carneiro

While mourning the loss of her partner, Margit reconnects with her mother-in-law Juula through their shared grief.

A young woman, Margit (30), receives an unexpected visit from her late mother-in-law, Juula (50) after a tragic accident. Juula brings sleeping pills to help Margit with her grief. The gift does not help Margit with her feelings of loss, but instead, causes her dreams to become more lively, resulting in hallucinations of her dead girlfriend, Aurora (25). When Juula visits Margit once more, the two women settle their differences and find comfort in each other.
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Kangling

Original title in Estonian: Vinguv jalaluu

2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Katariina Aule

„Kangling“ is a short film based on a short story by Meelis Friedenthal, which tells the story of overcoming fears.

An ancient leg bone is found during archeological excavations. It's soon identified as a foreign pipe for performing old buddhist rituals. To learn more about the mysterious instrument, a young scientist flees to the countryside. Before long she discovers that the enchanting sound of the pipe starts to take a strange hold of her.
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The King

Original title in Estonian: Kuningas

2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Teresa Juksaar

Teresa Juksaar’s film „The King“ is based on a short story by Mehis Heinsaar and opens the theme of searching and finding inner peace. The film is a magical journey between the real and the imaginary world.

Olev Virkus is a completely ordinary man of no considerable wealth or achievements. Sometimes, however, he has to drop everything he's doing and go away for a while. Only then can he keep on living in peace.
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Cerberus

2020 | Feature film, Short | Director: Kaspar Ainelo

When truth goes missing, lies start to grow, leaving no room for miracles to be born. An ode to the post-truth world. A short film directed by Kaspar Ainelo about a lost dog, a crime and victims.

Meelis, a modern countryman in search of his lost dog, comes upon a village where a mysterious crime has taken place. While trying to figure out the truth behind the strange events, a growing suspicion tempts to claim another victim.
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The Riddle of Jaan Niemand

Original title: Põrgu Jaan

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaur Kokk

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." Lao-Zi.

Somewhere in Estonia at the beginning of the 18th century, after ten years of war, plague and famine, the land is swept clean of people. An anxious silence hangs over the land. On one starry night, two peasants find a stranger on the seashore. He’s disheveled and comatose. They take him to the local manor lord and bring him back to consciousness. When he opens his eyes, he realizes that he can’t remember who he is or how he got there. He’s just as much a stranger to himself as to the people around him. By force of circumstance, he must stay ...
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Empty Space

Original title: Tühi ruum

2016 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Ülo Pikkov

Documentary-based animation about a dream that eventually comes true in a film.

A 10-years old girl longed for a puppy as a birthday present. Her disappointment was very big when instead puppy she got father she had no idea he was still alive. This documentary based film tells a story about a very long-standing dream that kept him alive through many years and actually will come true only now, through this film.
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The Field

Original title: Põld

1978 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Rein Raamat
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