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  • Leonhard Lapin. Process
    Leonhard Lapin. Process

    Original title: Leonhard Lapin. Protsess

    2020 | Documentary, Portrait | Director:

    This film portraits Leonhard Lapin, a creator born in an Estonian small town called Räpina in the 1950s, who becomes one of the most outstanding avant-garde artists on the Soviet Estonian art and architecture scene. The film also reveals the creator’s worldview, beliefs and rebellious nature.

  • Koma
    Koma

    2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Avdjuško, Peeter Simm

    Documentary about well known Estonian theatre director Kalju Komissarov.

  • Old Clown
    Old Clown

    Original title: Vana kloun

    2011 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

    Documentary film tells a story of legendary Soviet time clown Sergey Fatkin. Due to popularity he was allowed to pass iron curtain and visit 35 countries in times when many Soviets didn’t see any foreign country ever. At Paris nightclub Olympia Fatkin performed together with Jaques Brel. Later on Sergei Fatkin made a fatal mistake smuggling Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago into the country. Officially banned book was hand copied and passed around. KGB soon traced down Sergei Fatkin and the legendary clown was arrested, liberated from his titles, awards and private possessions. Ironically – the man who had passed around a book about Soviet prisons was imprisoned for years. Nowadays Sergei Fatkin, free again, is still working modestly as a clown, performing at kindergartens mostly.

  • Evald Okas
    Evald Okas

    2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tõnu Virve

    94-year-old Evald Okas's life has been dedicated to art: the grand master himself casts light upon the stories of how his artwork was born, tells about his life and reveals the secrets of his working principles.

  • Nazis and Blondes
    Nazis and Blondes

    Original title: Fritsud ja blondiinid

    2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Arbo Tammiksaar

    Estonian-Latvian co-production about the "established fascists" - Baltic actors who were used by the Soviet film industry to create the representation of an enemy and to recreate the image of Baltic people as fascists.

  • 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.

  • The Collapse of The Soviet Union
    The Collapse of The Soviet Union

    Original title: Eestlased Kremlis

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

    The activities of the Estonian representatives at the Congress of the Communist Party of Soviet Union led to the collapse of the Soviet empire.

  • Children of the Singing Revolution
    Children of the Singing Revolution

    Original title: Kasvamise aeg

    2004 | Documentary | Director: Arvo Iho

    Estonian Television Childrens' Choir grows up together with the Republic of Estonia.

  • Paris on a Chequered Table Cloth
    Paris on a Chequered Table Cloth

    Original title of the film: Teekond ruudulisel laudlinal

    2004 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Urbla

  • The Dreamer
    The Dreamer

    Original title: Unistaja

    2004 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mart Taevere

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