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The Tour of Dreams

Original title: Unistus Ameerika tuurist

2021 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Madis Ligema, Taavi Arus

When no public recognition at home, a gospel band Robirohi plans the tour to the source of gospel music, to perform at the halls of fame in Kentucky, USA.

This documentary is a film about bluegrass, gospel and god, in one of the most secular countries in the world. "Robirohi" is not a very well known band in Estonia. Most of their concerts are held in churches and congregations, their soulful music gets little plays on non-christian radio stations. Nearly all band members have felt enlightenment: "It is as if a warm wave of light passes through all your body". All members but one. The band would love to be famous one day – but is gospel the right path to take? They book their dream tour to America, ...
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Roots: With Mum At The Monastery

Original title: Juured: Emaga kloostris

2018 | Documentary | Director: Anna Hints

A mother and daughter with a painful past go to a monastery in Thailand together. Will the 26 days of silence filled with strict meditation help them to make peace with their past?

A mother and daughter with a painful past go to a monastery in Thailand together. Will the 26 days of silence filled with strict meditation help them to make peace with their past?
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Confession

Original title in Georgian: Beri

2017 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Zaza Urušadze

There is no space for secrets.

Priest Giorgi, a former film director, is sent to serve a small parish in a mountain village. To bring the villagers closer to the church, he starts showing films there. After the screening of the first picture, "Some Like It Hot", the audience imply that local music teacher Lili looks exactly like Marilyn Monroe. After meeting Lili, Father Giorgi’s balance between the cleric and secular worlds starts to quiver - the woman is extremely sexy and the temptation is very hard to resist.
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In the World of Beholders

Original title: Nägijate maailmas

2007 | Documentary | Director: Õnne Luha

41-year-old Jaanika lost her vision due to diabetes at the age of 11. She sees difficulties in life as an opportunity to develop as an individual and tries to lead an independent life in the world of vision.

41-year-old Jaanika has diabetes. She knew that one day she would lose her vision. 11 years ago this happened. She is an extremely strong and optimistic woman who gives meaning to her disability: she believes that when one meets his or her destiny as a challenge, one will start see everything more clearly while losing fear and becoming free and open for new opportunities in life. Difficulties become means of personal development: even blind people can successfully manage in the world of seeing people. The greatest joy for Jaanika is her little daughter Oona, her true sunshine.
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Good Hands

Original title: Head käed

2001 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

The crime comedy directed by Peeter Simm is based on the story "Arnold" by Toomas Raudam. It is an adventurous tale about friendship, humanity and discovering love.

Professional pickpocket Margita from Riga fails in stealing a car and hides out in an Estonian small town. She wants to leave soon but her accomplice in Riga won't pick up the phone. She meets three Estonian men in the small town, all of them attracting attention and sympathy in Margita despite of their odd manners. To crown it all, an eight-year old Pavo is entrusted to Margita. She starts to feel that this place could be her new home, but then crime news appear in local newspapers.
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Forty Years Later

Original title: Nelikümmend aastat hiljem

1998 | Documentary | Director: Riho Västrik

Documentary by Riho Västrik about the Estonian mountaineers' Caucasus expedition to the highest peak of Europe - Mount Elbrus (5642 m) in 1998.

In the summer of 1998, a big group of Estonian mountaineers start their expedition to Caucasus Mountains to climb the highest top in Europe - Mount Elbrus (5642 m) in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first surmount of Elbrus by Estonian mountaineers. Current expedition is the first one for many members of the group. The documentary is a travelogue following the full journey to Mount Elbrus while concentrating on the thirteen most enduring mountaineers in the group who conquer the mountain peak. The final ascent comes with surpassing oneself, through pain and heavy work that will be ...
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Wild Violets

Original title: Metskannikesed

1980 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

The patriotic war film full of adventures is directed by Kaljo Kiisk Kaljo Kiisa lavastatud sõjalis-patriootiline seiklusfilm imperialistide agentide ja nende käsilaste tabamisoperatsioonist sõjajärgses Eestis.

It is the year of 1947. The war is over but Estonian forests are still hiding armoured men. When the message comes that Western espionage will arrive to support the local buckwhackers, security officer Rein Taim starts to lead the counter operation of the Communist Secret Police in order to catch the Western diversionists and the leader of Estonian buckwhackers. His camouflaged squad must find the hiding place and the key people in the forest. This is a battle without a front line. Rein knows that every false move will cost the lives of his squad members. When they meet ...
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Tere,tüdrukud!

1962 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson
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Men From the Fisherman's Village

Original title: Ühe küla mehed

1961 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Jüri Müür

The debut feature film directed by Jüri Müür depicts men from a fisherman's village in a situation where they have to choose between the people of their own and the strangers.

The first Estonian post-war feature film tells the story about local fishermen who have to make a decisive choice. When their boat drifts away with the storm to the coast of Finland, Soviet borderguards starts immediately suspect them. However, what counts more to the fishermen is the fact that they discover - men from the same village won't always stick together.
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