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  • War on Boring Walls
    War on Boring Walls

    Original title: Sõda igavatele seintele

    2019 | Documentary | Director: Aleksandr Heifets

    An inventor, a street artist and an entrepreneur are making the world a better place, one wall at a time.

  • Queue
    Queue

    Original title: Järjekord

    2014 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Aleksandr Heifets, Jaak Kilmi

    Jaak Kilmi and Aleksandr Heifets portray seemingly random group of people who for some or another reason stand, sit or lie down while waiting in a shop queue.

  • The Charikar Girls
    The Charikar Girls

    Original title: Charikari tüdrukud

    2011 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

    Documentary about the girls' school of Charikar town in Parwan province, Afghanistan and about their students and the students' mothers who tell their good and bad experiences of life.

  • Construction Artist Toomas Rein
    Construction Artist Toomas Rein

    Original title: Ehituskunstnik Toomas Rein

    2010 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Brambat

    Documentary by Peeter Brambat about architect Toomas Rein.

  • Tsirkusetuur
    Tsirkusetuur

    2010 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

  • When I Start ... Part Two
    When I Start ... Part Two

    Title in Estonian: Kui mina hakkan...II

    2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mati Viiul

    Documentary about Igor Tõnurist, activist of Estonian folklore movement.

  • Magnus
    Magnus

    Original title: Magnus

    2007 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kadri Kõusaar

    The debut feature film directed by Kadri Kõusaar tells the story about alienation and absence of emotions through the relationship of a depressed youngster and his father. The film with excellent cinematography has received awards at several acknowledged film festivals. The film is currently banned for protecting the private life of a prototype.

  • When I Start ... Part One
    When I Start ... Part One

    Title in Estonian: Kui mina hakkan...I

    2007 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mati Viiul

    Portrait documentary about Igor Tõnurist, the activist of Estonian folklore movement.

  • Brothers
    Brothers

    Original title: Broidit

    2003 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Esa Illi

    The first full-length feature film directed by Finnish filmmaker Esa Illi tells about love and death, the feeling of guilt and salvation. The majority of the Finnish-Estonian co-production has been filmed in Pärnu, Estonia.

  • Work
    Work

    2000 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Rainer Sarnet

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