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Roots: One Hundred Years of War and Music

2011 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Katrin Laur, Gabriel Castro Rouillé
Phantom

Original title: Kodu-käija

2010 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

Filmmaker Andres Sööt portrays poet Hando Runnel, his essential nature, mentality, people around him and the Estonian great intellectuals who are close to the poet.

The documentary follows the moments and hikes of Hando Runnel in Estonia, in the summer of 2009. The places are more or less connected to local history or cultural history, starting from the birth place of Villem Reiman in Kolga-Jaani ending with the cafe of the University of Tartu. When leaving for his explorations, Runnel takes along (either physically or mentally) people who are influential for him - Uku Masing, Hendrik Adamson, Jüri Matjus, Hannes Varblane, Vello Salum, Peeter Olesk and others. The excerpts that can be seen and heard in the documentary reveal Runnel's mentality to the depths. This, ...
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Estonia's Choice 2001

Original title: Eesti valik 2001

2002 | Documentary | Director: Rein Raamat

An important moment in Estonian history has been recorded for future generations - the process of presidential elections of the Republic of Estonia in 2001 and electing Arnold Rüütel as the President of Estonia.

After three rounds of voting in Riigikogu and two rounds of voting in the electoral body, Arnold Rüütel, former chairman of the Supreme Council of ESSR was elected the President of the Republic of Estonia for the next five years during the presidential elections in 2001. The filmmakers follow the process of elections, they talk to the politicians and presidential candidates and discuss the problems that our small country is facing and will face.
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Names in Marble

Original title: Nimed marmortahvlil

2002 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

The debut film by director Elmo Nüganen is based on the novel "Names in Marble" by Albert Kivikas. The film is a patriotic war drama telling the story of schoolboys in the Estonian War of Independence and of the days and nights of these young volunteer fighters. The film is full of dangers, challenges, pain and exaltation, entwined by a beautiful story of young love.

The war drama based on the novel "Names in Marble" by Albert Kivikas has broken all-time box-office record in Estonia, telling the story about schoolboys who have become voluntary soldiers fighting for the freedom of their homeland. It is a catching story about becoming a man, about the first love and the high price of freedom. Will they be awarded with love and fatherland, or will they become just names engraved in marble?
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Pictures from the XXth Century Estonia

Original title: Möödunud sajandi Eestist

2000 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary directed by Andres Sööt has recorded the years of 1996 and 1997 as a continuation to the earlier annual film chronicles "Year of the Dragon" and "Year of the Horse".

Documentary by Andres Sööt about the years of 1996 and 1997. The film chronicle covering two years can be viewed as a continuation to Sööt's earlier films "Year of the Dragon" and "Year of the Horse". All three documentaries are the portraits of years, modelled by the director himself. There is neither a systematic nor exhaustive approach towards the selected times in history - what has been followed is the chronological order of events. Andres Sööt documents and comments both from a neutral as well as his personal point of view.
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Birth of the Statehood

Original title: Riigiks saamine

1993 | Documentary | Director: Heikki Aasaru
The Summer War

Original title of the film: Suvesõda

1991 | Documentary | Director: Leo Ilves
Episodes from the lives of artists in Tartu in 1985-1989

Original title: Episoode Tartu kunstnike ja kunsti elust 1985-1989

1989 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary by Andres Sööt about the artists and art life in Tartu at the end of 1980s.

There is no storyline, intrigue nor culmination, neither a beginning nor an end in this documentary that makes it rather a collection of sporadic images about people who disappear and vanish for good. With his sensitive eye, Andres Sööt has documented various generations of artists in Tartu both in nature and in their studios, at exhibitions, in meetings and gatherings.
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Toomemägi Hill and Downtown in Tartu, 1989

Title in Estonian: Tartu Toomemägi ja all-linn 1989

1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Enn and Helga Nõu in Toomemäe hill and downtown of Tartu on March 28, 1989.

Enn and Helga Nõu in Toomemäe hill and downtown of Tartu on March 28, 1989. Memorial Column to People in Toomeoru, Vallikraavi Street. Devil's Bridge, ruins of the Tartu Cathedral, Angel's Bridge in Lossi Street, the building of the Old Anatomicum of the University of Tartu, Friedrich Robert Faehlmann monument in front of the building, Tartu Observatory, Estonian national flag waving, monument for Friedrich Georg Wilhem Struve. Tartu town hall, the main building of the University of Tartu, streets of the centre of Tartu, Tartu Public Library, former bank building in Munga Street. Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi monument ja Oskar Lutsu ...
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Videoringvaade "Eestimaa" nr.4

1989 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: