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  • Connected to the Monastery
    Connected to the Monastery

    Original title: Kloostriga seotud

    2011 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vahur Laiapea

    Documentary about Father Jevgeni and the people around him in Pechory, Russia.

  • A New Day Dawns in the Eastern Corner
    A New Day Dawns in the Eastern Corner

    Original title: Uus päev luuakse idakaares

    2008 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Peeter Brambat

    In this film, we look at the Setos – a European ethnic group who are wedged between two different cultures – the Orthodox East and the Catholic-Lutheran West. This is the story of a people who make do, living on the Eastern border of the European Union, between two powers and two ways of seeing the world. One way or another, they are involved in the dawning of a new day for themselves and Europe.

  • On the Edge of the New World
    On the Edge of the New World

    Original title: Vahtsõ ilma veere pääl

    2004 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Brambat

  • Path of Impediments
    Path of Impediments

    Original title: Okkaline rada

    1971 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vladimir Parvel

    Portrait documentary by Vladimir Parvel about Konstantin Märska, the founder of Estonian film art and the first professional cinematographer in Estonia.

  • Next to the monastery wall
    Next to the monastery wall

    Original title: Kloostri müüri kõrval

    1968 | Documentary | Director: Vladimir Žukov

    Documentary about war criminals in Pechory, Russia, during the German occupation in 1941-1944.

  • 50 years of living pictures in Estonia
    50 years of living pictures in Estonia

    Original title: 50 aastat elavaid pilte Eestis

    1962 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek

    Overview of the history of Estonian newsreels.

  • RAM Krimmis ja Lõuna- Venemaal
    RAM Krimmis ja Lõuna- Venemaal

    1958 | Amateur films | Director:

  • Tour in Estonia in May 1937
    Tour in Estonia in May 1937

    Reis Eestis mai 1937

    1937 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    An unknown German film amateur has recorded a tourist trip to Estonia in May 1939, including the city views of Tallinn, Pärnu, Viljandi, Pechory, Narva-Jõesuu etc.

  • Kas tunned maad…
    Kas tunned maad…

    1931 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Theodor Luts

  • Tchekist Commissar Miroschtschenko
    Tchekist Commissar Miroschtschenko

    Original title: Tšeka komissar Miroštšenko

    1925 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Paul Sehnert

    The melodrama directed by Paul Sehnert tells the story about a couple in love who wants to return to Estonia from Russia. Soviet authorities receive secret complaints about the couple and start to work against their plans.

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