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A Normal Human Being

Original title: Normaalne inimene

2010 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Tanno Mee, Kaidi Tamm

Lots of people in the success oriented society are struggling with personal crisis and trying to escape it; this makes one question the validity of default choices one has made.

Academician Kaie suffers from crisis that influences both her health and private life. She reaches an understanding that she is no longer satisfied with the roles and status that she has had in the success oriented society. The price for three jobs and acknowledgement is inner dissatisfaction - is that a normal life? Kaie feels that she is stuck in a rut and decides to change her life in order to find herself and her true calling. Kaie finds support in Lilleoru community and the yoga teacher Ingvar Villido. While practising kriya yoga she consciously tries to re-organize and redesign ...
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Julgi

Original title: Julgi vägi

2005 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Liivo Niglas

Portrait documentary by Liivo Niglas about Julgī Stalte, a young Livonian woman who sings in Livonian and thus preserves the culture of her homeland.

Livonian language, a close relative of Estonian language, is spoken only by a few dozens of people today. However, there are more those who can sing in Livonian and the number of such people keeps growing. Will a nation survive if its language is alive on in songs? Are Livonians able to keep their nationality alive through singing, even to recreate them as a nation? The documentary follows the life of singer Julgī Stalte influenced by several languages and cultures. She was born in Latvia and has identified herself as a Livonian. Now she is dedicated herself to protect her ...
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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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And the Estonians Became Happy

Original title: Ja eestlased said rõõmsaks

1990 | Documentary | Director: Heini Drui

Battle around the re-opening of the memorial column "Lembit" in Suure-Jaani, dedicated to the war of independence. The column has been created by Amandus Adamson.

Battle around the re-opening of the memorial column "Lembit" in Suure-Jaani, dedicated to the war of independence. The column has been created by Amandus Adamson. Contemporaries recall the demolishing of the statue in 1941 and 1949 as well as discovering the column "Lembit" again in a warehouse in 1950s. Representative of the Estonian Communist Party is against the statue in the meeting of restoration of the monument. The importance of heritage protection and the church when restoring the sculpture. Photographs about the festive opening of the memorial stone. The title of the film has been borrowed from the description of ...
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Viljandi 700

1983 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Elo Tust
Rõõm, Muusikafilm ja meri

1980 | Musical film, Concert | Director: Elmo Lööve
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Estonia-Filmist Tallinnfilmini

1979 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ants Looman
Hõbelaev

1973 | Musical film, Concert | Director: Jüri Müür
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The smallest one

Original title: Kõige väiksem

1973 | Documentary | Director: Arnold Altmäe

Documentary about the most important branches of national economy and local life in Estonian SSR.

Besides observing Estonian history, nature and cultural life, the documentary also focuses on the role of the small country in the economical system of the Soviet Union - the development of Estonian national economy, the growth of gross national product, mutual assistance and collaboration with other member countries of the Soviet Union. The film reflects the attitude that the considerably high standards in several fields of life in our small country have been achieved thanks to the economical collaboration with fellow member countries of the Soviet Union.
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Viljandi

1973 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Peep Puks