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Vertical Money

Original title: Vara küps

2024 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Martti Helde

Where have the Estonian forests gone?

The documentary is a nature catastrophe film that made scandalous news even before it’s release in Estonia. Shot in more than 60 different places in Estonia the film opens the viewer to the current state of Estonian forests and shows how political decisions have affected the use of the common property. The film also offers solutions to move out of the deadlock of the debate and directs attention to the information that has been buried under the messages of controlled communication in the information noise of the forest war. The same kind of war that's being held across the globe.
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Gardens Of The Morning Calm

Original title: Tulevalvajad

2023 | Documentary | Director: Liis Nimik

A primal and oneiric documentary about nature and creativity.

In nature everything is in balance. In the circle of life, which never ends, everyone has their task - plants and mushrooms, insects and animals... Tis diverse orchestra always finds its rhythm and tone. Recognizing the distinctiveness of being human, this film looks at what are our possibilities to peacefully co-exist within that co-creation of nature. For nearly seven years of exploring the periphery countryside of Estonia, this oneiric journey filmed on 16mm brings to the foreground the daily rhythms of ordinary people and animals in different ages and phases of their lives. It composes an analogue gospel of a ...
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The Gardener Of Tension Fields

Original title: Pingeväljade aednik

2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Joosep Matjus, Katri Rannastu

Estonian well known writer Mehis Heinsaar has seven encounters during his journey in the wilderness, which will open to the viewer the magical inner world of the writer.

The main character of the film is the mysterious writer Mehis Heinsaar, a creator who likes to travel in his inner psychogeography. The writer is surrounded by unusual and meaningful nature, he can speak the language of animals and birds and see the invisible to the naked eye. The writer strives for wide meadows through a wild thicket, and those multi-day hikes he calls the pilgrimages of a poor man. The wanderer has seven encounters along the way, which will open to the viewer the magical inner world of Mehis Heinsaar.
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Truth and Justice

Original title: Tõde ja õigus

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | 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 ...
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Virago

2019 | Feature film, Short | Director: Kerli Kirch Schneider

In the village of Virago, where no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday, Tõnu is about to turn forty.

A man falls off a roof. Another one drowns. Another catches fire. “May God rest their souls,” sigh the widows as they cross themselves somberly. This is the life and the death of the men in Virago — a village where for centuries no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday. Until today.
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Between Covers

Original title: Hölma all

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Siim Tamm

A stoic man living in seclusion, reluctant to let go of his past is reminded why.

In the snowy and secluded Estonian forest, Marti lives his life through routine. Haunted by his past bad judgement, he has become distant and lifeless. Kalev, an old local shopkeeper and a friend to Marti, tries convincing Marti to let go of the past and move on. Due to an unexpected event and Kalev`s persuasiveness Marti finds himself on the verge of a new beginning. After his routine trip to the shop, Marti finds a young woman Irene at his doorstep. Marti, although hesitant, invites her inside for a tea. It doesn’t take Marti long to realize Irene is not ...
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Elu sinu ümber

1995 | Popular Sciences | Director: Rein Maran
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Risulind

1991 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Peeter Tooming
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Ühepuulootsik

1986 | Documentary | Director: Mark Soosaar
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Kuidas metsa hõikad ...

1985 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Illis Vets
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