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Language Rebel. Mati Hint

Original title: Keelemässaja. Mati Hint

2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Annika Koppel

The documentary focuses on the life and creative path of Mati Hint, a linguist, essayist, and lecturer who played an important role in politics during the restoration of Estonian independence.

In the revolutionary nineties, it was extremely important that the Estonian language became the state language, and for this a language law had to be adopted. Mati Hint was the ideologue of the Language Act, and thanks to his courage, attempts to change it at the last moment failed. That's how his rebellion benefited the Estonian state. The film investigates what was the role of fertile landscapes and harsh history of South Estonia in the formation of his uncompromising nature and rebel mentality
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Movement month in Tallinn University

Original title in Estonian: Liikumiskuu Tallinna Ülikoolis

2022 | Students film, Advertising/Promotion | Director: Iris Kübarsepp, Heiti Heli

The story is about the month of movement at Tallinn University.

The idea and message of this news story is to introduce the viewer to the movement month taking place at Tallinn University and its background. The first priority is to attract the attention of students and teachers, which in turn will raise people's awareness of this event.
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Mephistopheles

2020 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good. From time to time, Mephistopheles reveals himself to the people through Linnar Priimägi. The energy released creates chaos.

This happened a few years ago in Santiago de Compostela, in the world's oldest hotel. I had presented what I thought was a brilliant idea to Linnar Priimägi at the tea table, when the esteemed professor became irritated and unleashed Mephistopheles from himself. This was quite a fireworks. In the next 15 minutes, I learned the whole truth about myself. Priimägi wondered how the earth could ever carry such a stupid person. After finishing his enlightening diatribe at my address, he relented and said, “Manfred, you have to make a movie about me.” I refused immediately. I may be stupid, ...
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Afghanistan Project

Original title: Afganistani projekt

2015 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Vahur Laiapea

Vahur Laiapea has recorded Estonians' projects in Afghan and the local life.

The project of Afghan war has ended for Estonia; however, several civil missions in the field of education and training are still going on. The documentary follows the last days of three Estonian servicemen left in Afghan in Camp Bastion; the efforts of the people from Tallinn University to train the master's and doctoral students of information technology at Kabul University; the meeting between Pille Alaver, the Human Rights Adviser, and mistreated Afghan women in Kabul police station; and training midwives in the village of Dare Souf. The film forms a mosaic out of various fragments of the life in ...
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Space of Pure Thought

Original title: Puhta mõtte ruum

2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Puu Estonia (pseudonüüm)

Documentary about the modern humanitarian who according to himself has no choices.

Philosopher Jan Jõemets embodies all Estonian humanitarians of 1990s. While flying too high and being too free he burned his fingers and now the viewers can decide themselves whether Jan has enouth will and power to rise from the ashes. Only Jan's friend Margus Ott has survived in today's desinfected and chlorinated pool of education among the former philosophy students of the School of Humanities. The documentary points out the commercialization of today's higher education and suffocation of free thinking. The protagonists' journey reveals how educational system attempts to cast creative thinkers into similar moulds.
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TLU 6 Persona Stories - Mari-Liis Jakobson

Original title in Estonian: "TLÜ 6 persoonilugu - Mari-Liis Jakobson"

2013 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Aili Alber

A study exercise for the course Current Affairs. The task was to develop a format suitable to introduce 6 persons either working or somehow tied to Tallinn University.

This documentary is about a Political Science lecturer Mari-Liis Jakobson, who tells a story of how she begun her career in Tallinn University and where it has taken her so far. She gives an insight of the past 10 years, of her 27 year life, that she has spent in the university, both as a student and as a lecturer. She also motivates and gives advice to current and future students not only in TLU but all over Estonia.
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TLU 6 Persona Stories - Rene Haljasmäe

Original title in Estonian: "TLÜ 6 persoonilugu - Rene Haljasmäe"

2013 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Aili Alber

A study exercise for the course Current Affairs. The task was to develop a format suitable to introduce 6 persons either working or somehow tied to Tallinn University.

This documentary is about the Head of Conservation in the Tallinn University Academic Library Rene Haljasmäe. He tells a story of how he begun his work in Tallinn University and where it has taken him so far. He motivates and gives advice to current and future students not only in TLU but all over Estonia.
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Karu 17

2009 | Students film, Exercises (Fiction) | Director: Jotham Van Ermen, Sören Vandeweyer

Unfortunately, all good things run out one day. The young men who enjoyed their studies and life in the dormitory of Karu 17 in Estonia to the fullest now have to start packing. There is only one last night left in this house full of memories. Recalling the past together, nostalgic sadness is replaced by a happier mood.
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In a wheelchair at university

2007 | Students film, Documentary | Director:

A short documentary by media department PR students Madis Mätlik and Joonas Pärenson about the everyday problems of Gren Pent, a psychology-human studies major with special needs, at Tallinn University.

Simple construction errors at the university put a person with special needs in a difficult situation, because moving in a wheelchair is often unthinkable without the help of outsiders.
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