Film Title:	Keywords:
Film Category:	Locations / Objects:
Genre:	Events:
Year of Production:	Institutions in film:
Producers:	People in film:
Actors:	Decades:
Filmmakers:		Close

Search results

Advanced search (22)

Cracks

2023 | Short, Students film | Director: Anna Veisman

Loreen enters the cellar to clear out old ice skating equipment, but confronted with her own self, finds it impossible to let go of the past.

Loreen has always had concerns over her body image and after bearing the intense standards of figure skating for years, she wants to get rid of that part of her life to hopefully move on from her fears. Entering the cellar where all her stuff is locked away, she meets her own self, who tries to help Loreen face her demons. All Loreen has to do is to look at her copy, to see there’s nothing wrong with her body. But the fear in Loreen is too great, so in the struggle she becomes more and more desperate.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Bad Hair

Original title: Karv

2019 | Short, Feature film | Director: Oskar Lehemaa

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Insecure and balding Leo has closed himself in his apartment. A mysterious hair growth liquid arrives at his doorstep and Leo uses it to fix up his looks. The liquid causes a series of grotesque metamorphoses with Leo’s hair and skin. Leo tries desperately to get bodily changes under control as the events of the evening quickly turn into chaos.
- Stream
- Stream
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
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?
- Stream
- Stream
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Life24

Original title: Elu24

2019 | Cartoon, Animation | Director: Kristjan Holm

Confirmed barchelor Einar Jernskjegg wins the lottery.

Confirmed barchelor Einar Jernskjegg wins the lottery.
- Stream
- Stream
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Maria ’s Paradise

Original title (in Finnish): Marian paratiisi

2019 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Zaida Bergroth

The angel will guide us.

This is an intense story of love, its dangers and its power. In 1920’s Northern Finland, a Christian sect, led by the angelic and charismatic Maria Åkerblom, is being chased out of town by an angry mob, accused of being a false prophet. They settle at a large estate in Helsinki where at night, the believers gather around Maria as she falls into a trance and delivers the words of the angels. Among the most fervent believers is Salome, an orphan who is Maria`s new personal servant. Salome is happy to bask in Maria’s divine light, and Maria also sees ...
- Stream
- Stream
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Truth and Justice

Original title: Tõde ja õigus

2019 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Tanel Toom

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbour and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place. Young and energetic man Andres together with his wife Krõõt arrives to his new farm bought on a loan to establish their new life. Robber’s Rise must become a place, that’ll take care of the family. Household needs a lot of work and consistency – battle with nature, fate and his spiteful neighbour Pearu ...
- Stream
- Stream
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Hukule määratud

2018 | Cartoon, Animation | Director: Francesco Rosso

Maybe it is not earthly this road i have to walk, but how can i know if I am subjected to gravitation.

There, where there are no tracks anymore and the fallen trees embrace the rubble, someone sits; in the Indian summer’s crispy grass, and says peace unto himself. Things felt can not be erased, but they fade into wisdom for the future. Maybe it is not earthly this road I have to walk, but how can I know if I am subjected to gravitation.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
The Swan

Original title in Icelandic: Svanurinn

2017 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir

Meeting a swan may be an introspective experience, similarly to facing the nature of Iceland, its magnificent mountains, watery grasslands and powerful winds. For a nine-year-old girl Sól all this won't be a free choice since her family sends her away to the wild and lonely nature because of a theft.

There is a beast living on the top of a mountain in Iceland. It appears to human beings as a swan. When looking in the eye of a man, the beast will see the person completely through and foretells all about the life of the person. Meeting the swan is an introspective experience, similarly to facing the nature of Iceland, its magnificent mountains, watery grasslands and powerful winds. This is often the reason why so many people wish to travel to Iceland and drive around the country despite harsh weather conditions. It is not a free choice for the nine-year-old ...
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
Empty Space

Original title: Tühi ruum

2016 | Puppet, Animation | 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.
Hide synopsis Open synopsis
The Gull Theorem

Original title: Kajaka teoreem

2014 | Nature, Documentary | Director: Joosep Matjus

Gulls are like soul-birds for mankind, living and building their nests throughout the city. A man sees hope for salvation in the bird. Human body turns into an artificial environment and the gull becomes his soul.

We spent more and more time inside, behind the desks, surrounded by electronics, and illusioned by the large office windows of being outside, being free. There are several wild species living in this artificial environment that we call a city, and like gulls, they rustle amidst reflecting endless glass and metal. Gulls are living in the city for the same reason as we do – it is easier to get along here. Hence, there is a lot of reflection of gulls in us. The bird is an opportunist by nature, a good conformer like us, and it is inherent for ...
Hide synopsis Open synopsis