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The Red Fairy Tale

Original title in Latvian: SARKANĀ PASAKA

2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Frederiks Sebastians

A story about the time of the Soviet occupation.

A woman who lives under communist occupation in her country falls under suspicion of collaborating with a collaborator. She gets interrogated, compromising evidence is found on her. But they later let her go, allowing her to keep her old letters.
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Goodbye Soviet Union

Original title: Hüvasti, NSVL

2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lauri Randla

Lauri Randla’s first full length feature film is a comedy about the adventures of the Ingrian-Finnish Tarkkinen family in the last days of the Soviet Union.

Lauri Randla’s first full length feature film is a comedy about the adventures of the Ingrian-Finnish Tarkkinen family in the last days of the Soviet Union. Johannes is born into an eccentric family in the Estonian Soviet Republic. When his mother leaves for Finland, and he’s left to be raised by his grandparents, snappy Johannes is forced to face life on his own. He falls deeply in love with his classmate, Vera, takes risks, gets into fights, and gets punished… all the while, in the background, the Evil Empire collapses. As the Lenins fall and the Barbie dolls take ...
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Border Youth

Original title: Noored piiril

2019 | Documentary | Director: Aleksandr Heifets
It All Happened In Võru

Original title (in Võro): Kõik sündü Võrol

2018 | Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu

An emotional documentary about life in a small Estonian town during 100 years.

The Republic of Estonia celebrates its 100th anniversary. During the century, the little town of Võru has lived through all the events that have rejoiced or shaken the entire country – gaining and regaining of independence, world wars and deportations, destructions and reconstructions. For people living in Võru, it is the centre of the universe. For them everything happens here. What makes this life worth living?
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The Singing Revolution

Original title: Laulev revolutsioon

2006 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Maureen Castle Tusty, James Tusty

American film directors James Trusty and Maureen Castle Tusty regard Estonian Singing Revolution as the turning point of European history.

Compendious treatment about Estonian contemporary history and the SInging Revolution. Despite the fact that the documentary focuses on the process of Estonia regaining its independence in 1987-1991, the film also looks back to occupation of Estonia and the decades that followed the event. Lots of archival film materials have been used. We can see people who participated in the events and influenced the course of these events - politicians, conductors of song festivals, dissidents and regular citizens. The filmmakers emphasize the tradition of song festivals and the unique experience of a nation to sing themselves into freedom without violence. Documentary ...
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Memories Denied

Original title: Tõrjutud mäletused

2005 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Imbi Paju
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Kangelastegu on vene keeles Podvig

Podvig stands for heroic deed in Russian

1990 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Tooming

Director Peeter Tooming has documented the story of those who fought in and for Estonia. The film has been made during the time when people were hoping and waiting for the Soviet army to leave Estonia.

It is the year of 1990. Soviet army in Estonia celebrates the memory of their heroes on the anniversary of victory of the Great Patriotic War, telling the story of Aleksandr Matrossov for whom a museum has been dedicated in Tondi district, Tallinn. During the times of Perestroika when everyone was waiting for the Red Army to leave the country, Tori Heritage Conservation Society is getting ready to invite all Estonian men who once fought for their fatherland (bushwhackers, legionaries). Who are the real heroes who have fought for Estonia?
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Aksel Mark Giving an Interview on July 17, 1986

Title in Estonian: Intervjuu annab Aksel Mark 17.07.1986

1986 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Interview with politician and editor Aksel Mark in his home in Uppsala on July 17, 1986: among other things, he recalls the War of Independence, university studies, working experience in the field of agronomy, fraternity "Veljesto", political life in the Republic of Estonia, the beginning of the Second World War, escape to Finland.

Interview with policitian and editor Aksel Mark in his home in Uppsala on July 17, 1986. He shortly recalls of his home and father, completing two years of elementary school instead of four in Karaski. When he talks about the War of Independence, he remembers the refugees and his father's imprisonment. Mark served in the artillery of the defence forces. He studied agronomy at the University of Tartu and recalls his lecturers. Memories of the fraternity "Veljesto". He started to work as an agricultural adviser in Rakvere in 1937 and continued in Viru-Jaagupi. Aksel Mark points out the positive aspects ...
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Interview with Joosep Nõu on August 7, 1983

Title in Estonian: Intervjuu Joosep Nõuga 7.08.1983

1983 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Enn Nõu interviews his father Joosep Nõu, asking about the pivotal events that took place in Estonia during 20th century.

Enn Nõu interviews his father Joosep Nõu, dean of Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala and former chief inspector of the pre-war agricultural schools in Estonia, on August 7, 1983. The main theme of the interview includes the pivotal events in Estonia during the 20th century from Joosep Nõu's perspective. Childhood memories from the czarist era, the World War I and the War of Independence. Memories of his school years in Lihula and Haapsalu during the first Republic of Estonia. Memories of university studies in Tartu. Lecturers, jobs and colleagues. Political situation in Estonia during the summer of 1940. ...
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ENSV Ülemnõukogu III istungjärk J.Eichfeld,G.Naan, E.Otsman

1953 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Oleg Lentsius
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