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  • Cante
    Cante

    2018 | Students film, Animation | Director: Teresa Baroet

    A modern man coming to grips with his own existence through the medium of tradition.

  • Gorilla Tourism
    Gorilla Tourism

    Title in Estonian: Gorillamajandus

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Märten Vaher

    Documentary about the daily life of mountain gorillas and the local forest guides who mediate the gorillas to tourists. There are both battles with poaching as well as extreme poverty common to Africa.

  • Regilaul - Songs of the Ancient Sea
    Regilaul - Songs of the Ancient Sea

    Original title: Regilaul - laulud õhust

    2011 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Ulrike Koch

    This richly shot film explores an ancient singing tradition in modern Estonia, weaving together people and nature through song.

  • Tuulealused I film
    Tuulealused I film

    1996 | Documentary, Nature, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

  • So long, Dracula!
    So long, Dracula!

    Title in Estonian: Isake Dracula Eesti variant

    1993 | Documentary | Director: Leo Ilves

    Anatomy of totalitarism. Sarcastic retrospect to the darkest era in Estonian history during 20th century.

  • Beautiful is the land
    Beautiful is the land

    Title in Estonian: Ilus on maa

    1984 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Rein Maran

    Poetic documentary directed by Rein Maran about Estonian nature, history and the present day.

  • Virulased
    Virulased

    1982 | Commissioned, Other categories | Director: Peeter Tooming

  • Once You Mock the Field ...
    Once You Mock the Field ...

    Original title: Narri põldu üks kord

    1981 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

    Documentary on a problematic issue - namely the crop husbandry and land improvement in a non-chernozemic zone in the Soviet Estonia.

  • Raske sügis
    Raske sügis

    1979 | Commissioned, Other categories | Director: Julia Guteva-Sillart

  • Our time
    Our time

    Title in Estonian: Meie aeg

    1975 | Documentary | Director: Ülo Tambek

    Establishment of collective farms and the successful activities of three collective farms in the present day.

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