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Carnivorus

Original title in Estonian: Süngelt tuled

2020 | Students film, Short | Director: Sander Gering

A mystery tragedy story about mystical forces of the nature, carnivorous plants and Estonian folklore.

A short film about a young couple going into a swamp to collect a carnivorous Sundew plant. The story comes to a tragic twist when the young man begins to remove the plant from the ground – the mystical swamp fights back to the urbanistic people. The romance turns into horror and the decision of going into the swamp seems to be a big mistake.
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Don't Go

2020 | Students film, Animation | Director:

A lonely witch discovers a half-dead man in the bog. She nurtures him back to health, and decides she doesn't want him to leave.

A lonely witch discovers a half-dead man in the bog. She nurtures him back to health, and decides she doesn't want him to leave. Following multiple escape attempts, the witch turns the man into a cat, and he murders her bird friend.
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Treehouse Cult

2020 | Students film, Animation, Music video | Director: Aigar Vals

A guy wanders in the woods, looking for a connection with Nature and discovering its inner space through psychedelia.

A guy wanders in the woods, looking for a connection with Nature and discovering its inner space through psychedelia.
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Chasing Unicorns

Original title: Ükssarvik

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rain Rannu

Young startup entrepreneur Õie and a serial failure Tõnu follow their crazy ride from Estonia all the way to Silicon Valley — and back.

Based on true stories, this is comedy-drama about a female founder trying to make it in a male-dominated tech world. Õie, an accountant from a small town accidentally stumbles into the tech scene of her home-country Estonia — a place where startups are a “national sport” and almost everyone has one. She is joined by a serial failure Tõnu, who is always trying one more time. Fast-paced and fun movie, based on true stories of startup founders, gives an authentic picture of the highs and lows of the crazy tech world, from Estonia to Silicon Valley — and back.
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Wild Justice

Original title in Estonian: Omakohus

2019 | Students film, Short | Director: German Golub

Estonian western, where the rules are made by the player.

A policeman's sense of justice is put to the test, when he cathes a possible arsonist in his own homestead.
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Roots: A Poem About Love

Original title: Juured: Poeem armastusest

2018 | Documentary | Director: Nora Särak, Dominik Krutsky

It was my first time leaving Estonia with no thoughts of return. It was the first time I changed my life completely for something as unexpected as love.

It was my first time leaving Estonia with no thoughts of return. It was the first time I changed my life completely for something as unexpected as love. It was my first time truly understanding the pathetic feeling of yearning. This poetic collage is my attempt at sharing my thoughts and the situations that have recently led me to them.
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The Riddle of Jaan Niemand

Original title: Põrgu Jaan

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaur Kokk

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." Lao-Zi.

Somewhere in Estonia at the beginning of the 18th century, after ten years of war, plague and famine, the land is swept clean of people. An anxious silence hangs over the land. On one starry night, two peasants find a stranger on the seashore. He’s disheveled and comatose. They take him to the local manor lord and bring him back to consciousness. When he opens his eyes, he realizes that he can’t remember who he is or how he got there. He’s just as much a stranger to himself as to the people around him. By force of circumstance, he must stay ...
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The Manslayer/The Virgin/The Shadow

Original title: Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari

2017 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Sulev Keedus

Shades, breaths, whispers, hunches, mystery - they are all fading away. Everything else seems more important.

The Manslayer employs a theme known in Scandinavian and Estonian folklore. The time frame of the story is from the early morning of a wedding day until the early morning of the following day. The characters are driven by force majeure – the local customs and rituals which were common a hundred years ago. The leading character Maara is a young bride who is about to start her life in her new family. The Virgin, set in the spring of 1949, tells the story of a young woman called Elina, who has been deported from Ingria into Estonia. In fear ...
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Cherry Tobacco

Original title: Kirsitubakas

2014 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Katrin Maimik, Andres Maimik

Love can strike you like a bolt from the blue – when you’re least prepared for it.

Cherry Tobacco is a youthful relationship drama about falling in love for the first time. For psychological reasons and because of societal norms, making decisions becomes much more difficult – especially if the feelings that are awakening are directed towards an older man. Forbidden love is a lot like war – there are no right choices.
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No Fishing

2008 | Amateur films, Movie | Director: Martin Liira, Richard Meitern

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At the river there is a poor guy fishing. He has bare feet, very poor clothes and a wicker basket for fish. Suddenly his bobfloat starts to vibrate and the man pulls up a golden fish. Just after the man unhooks the fish, it starts to speak. Goldfish says proudly that he is not a common fish, but a goldfish. He makes an offer – if the man saves his life, the fish will fulfill any wish the man has. The man is very surprised but instead of saying yes, he replies “No”.
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