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Lydia

2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Hermes Brambat, Tarvo Mölder

The documentary portrays the acclaimed Song Festival conductor and music teacher Lydia Rahula.

The documentary portrays the acclaimed Song Festival conductor and music teacher Lydia Rahula. She has inspired the kids to love music for over five decades. However, her life's work is the Tallinn Boys' Choir. Besides vocal training, she has also raised generations of boys to be a gentleman. Thanks to her, many Estonian men are much better men. It's unbelievable that Lydia is in her seventies. She is extremely vital and full of energy. It is no problem for her even to have a football match with the boys. After all, age is nothing but a number, and she proves ...
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Urve Tauts. Muusika on kõiges süüdi

2020 | Music Documentary, Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vahur Laiapea
Ten & Ninety

Original title: Kümme, üheksakümmend

2017 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Martti Helde

Portrait documentary about a ten-year-old boy who dreams about the career as a musician in a symphony orchestra.

Kert is a ten-year-old boy from Rapla county, Estonia, who is enchanted by classical music. His days are filled with school, performances and interest towards electronics. In order to move closer to his dream job, Kert has been regularly practising flute for the past three years as well as visiting the rehearsalt of ERSO (Estonian National Symphony Orchestra). Kert – a boy like an orchestra.
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Rough Stage

Original title: Karmil pinnal

2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Toomas Järvet

Maher, a former political prisoner, an electrical engineer by profession, but an artist at heart, a man who starts a quest against the society, cultural norms and his family in order to stage the first original contemporary dance performance in Palestinian history.

Maher, a former political prisoner, an electrical engineer by profession, but an artist at heart, is a man who starts a quest against the society in order to stage the first original contemporary dance performance in Palestinian history. But to do so he must overcome several obstacles – time, money, insured dancer, his disapproving family and friends, and cultural norms. Set in today’s most contested location, Maher’s story is at once a parable about a society in conflict, and a modern take on — and inversion of — "The Jazz Singer," where the real war is between dreams and tradition.
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Poeme d´Amour

Original title; Armastuse poeem

1998 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Airi Kasera

World-famous violinist Evi Liivak, a former prodigy, is being portrayed through her husband's and friends' points of view.

Biographical documentary about a former prodigy, world-famous violinist Evi Liivak (1924-1996). The film introduces the life of a talented musician who was born in VIljandi, Estonia and who lived her life in New York. The main storyteller of the film is a widowed old gentleman Richard Anschuetz who was living and working together with Evi Liivak since the postwar years. There is noble dignity in the old man's admiration, silent contemplations, descriptions of the past and mutual relationships where the attachment to each other and to art will be revealed.
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Celebration of the 74th Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in Toronto

Original title: Eesti Vabariigi 74. aastapäeva tähistamine Torontos

1992 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Festive celebration of the 74th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in Toronto.

At the festive gathering, Maimu Palumäe reads out the greetings by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Estonian Prime Minister Tiit Vähi. Speech by the representative of Latvian refugees. Ilmar Heinsoo, the honorary consul of the Republic of Estonia in Canada, talks about the situation in Estonia while quoting the Prime Minister Tiit Vähi. Transitional period is characterised by tension in domestic policy, food crisis. He forwards his gratitude to EERO (organization in Toronto) for their support and aid to Estonian healthcare. Ilmar Heinsoo reads out a patriotic poem "I declare" by Henrik Visnapuu. Baritone Avo Kittask performs "Greeting to ...
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Celebration of the Independence Day at School at 1991 (2)

Title in Estonian: Iseseisvuspäeva tähistamine Torontos 2/2

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Celebration of the Independence Day in Toronto in 1991.

A mixed choir performs at a festive ceremony, conducted by Roman Toi.
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ESTO gathering

Title in Estonian: ESTO Torontos, pidulik aktus

1990 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Celebration of 72nd anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in Toronto.

Festive ceremony in Toronto dedicated to the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia. Vardo Rumessen holds a speech and welcomes the audience on behalf of Estonian Congress. Male choir is performing.
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Nõukogude Eesti

1985 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Karl Kello
Sügishooaeg

1983 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Irene Lään