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The Tour of Dreams

Original title: Unistus Ameerika tuurist

2021 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Madis Ligema, Taavi Arus

When no public recognition at home, a gospel band Robirohi plans the tour to the source of gospel music, to perform at the halls of fame in Kentucky, USA.

This documentary is a film about bluegrass, gospel and god, in one of the most secular countries in the world. "Robirohi" is not a very well known band in Estonia. Most of their concerts are held in churches and congregations, their soulful music gets little plays on non-christian radio stations. Nearly all band members have felt enlightenment: "It is as if a warm wave of light passes through all your body". All members but one. The band would love to be famous one day – but is gospel the right path to take? They book their dream tour to America, ...
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In Bed With A Writer

Original title: Kirjanikuga voodis

2019 | Documentary | Director: Manfred Vainokivi
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Truth and Justice

Original title: Tõde ja õigus

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Tanel Toom

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbour and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place. Young and energetic man Andres together with his wife Krõõt arrives to his new farm bought on a loan to establish their new life. Robber’s Rise must become a place, that’ll take care of the family. Household needs a lot of work and consistency – battle with nature, fate and his spiteful neighbour Pearu ...
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Bridges Of Time

Original title: Ajasillad

2018 | Documentary | Director: Audrius Stonys, Kristine Briede

"Look back with me and maybe you will find out something new about documentary cinema, which is nothing else but life after death." Herz Frank.

Meditative documentary essay portrays the less-remembered generation of cinema poets of the Baltic New Wave. With finesse, they push beyond the barriers of the common historiographic investigation in order to achieve a consummate poetic treatment of the ontology of documentary creation.
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The Second Coming

Original title of the film: Teine tulemine

2008 | Feature film, Short | Director: Tanel Toom

War drama directed by Tanel Toom is an allegory about life, death and love; also a story about the fate of two brothers in war.

Soldiers are waiting for the enemy's attach in the trench, among them being twin brothers Thomas and Marcus. The foray will end as unexpectedly as it started. An unknown enemy disappears and the whole squad will get killed. Thomas is the only one who survives. Unable to put up with his brother's death, Thomas will start a journey leading out of the war together with his lifeless brother. The journey will become an escape in a dream-like world where the unknown enemy is constantly keeping up with Thomas.
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The Mutiny of Deities

The original title: Müütide mäss

2002 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Brambat

Portrait documentary about painter Lembit Sarapuu.

Lembit Sarapuu is an artist who creates myths while increasingly identifying himself with his artwork - becoming a myth himself. Sarapuu is an exception, both as an individual and as an artist - he barely meets any norms. And it all comes naturally to him. Let us call this oddity or a special talent - both are right when it comes to Lembit Sarapuu.
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Three Baltic Love Stories: Vytautas and Juozas. Lithuanian Autumn 1991

Original title: Balti armastuslood: Vytautas ja Juozas. Leedu sügis 1991

1992 | Feature film, Short | Director: Peeter Urbla

Three seasons, three love stories from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during the era of great changes in 1991 when the Baltic states freed themselves from the yoke of Soviet Union and regained independence.

Lithuanian autumn. A young man studying in a Catholic seminary stands at the crossroads of his life: he has to decide whether to choose serving the God or living civil life. His uncle, a priest, tries to explain the young man the meaning of religious love, but leaves the decision making open for him. The young man meets an Estonian girl who takes part in striptease performances. The young couple decides to leave their former life; however, destiny has its own way.
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Service at St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Toronto

Title in Estonian: Jumalateenistus Toronto Vana-Andrese Piiskoplikus Koguduses (1)

1988 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

The prayer held in Toronto Old St Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church to the Estonian congregation is recorded by Edgar Väär in September 1988.

The prayer held in Toronto Old St Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church to the Estonian congregation is recorded by Edgar Väär in September 1988. Archbishop of the EELC Udo Peetersoo says the prayer referring to the Book of Exodus. Members of the student corporation are standing in honour of the Estonian national flag, women's choir is singing "God Save Estonia", in commemorial speech the casualties are recalled commemorated and people are singing in their memory. Heads of the church and students are shown in the church, in among others Trivimi Velliste, Lembit Soots, Eda Sepp, etc. participate in the ceremony.
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Emissaries

Original title: Emissarid

1974 | Documentary | Director: Semjon Školnikov

Documentary by Semyon Shkolnikov about the ideological diversion against the Soviet Union.

Propaganda film constructs an ideological character of an enemy even if the borderlines of the portrait are vague and scattered: the foreign tourists visiting Tallinn, nameless representatives of religion from Estonia and abroad. Photo and film frames introduce the degradation of the Western society. As the filmmakers provide their resume: while fighting against the Communist ideology USA intelligence has admitted that the church is an effective means of fight - it helps to filter in the enemy's territory and to guarantee a base for fifth column activities. The documentary shows Finnish tourists who bring with them religious literature, mostly Bibles ...
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