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  • Dance With The Devil's Grandma
    Dance With The Devil's Grandma

    Original title: Tants vanakuradi vanaemaga

    2015 | Documentary | Director: Alice Järvet

    The film summarises the sad truth about the “games” played at the edge by Konstantin Päts, the first President of the Republic of Estonia, and Johan Laidoner, the then Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Estonia.

  • EINASTO 11577
    EINASTO 11577

    Original title: EINASTO 11577

    2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Helle Karis

    The film project "EINASTO 11577" is dedicated to one of the famous "stars" in Estonia, the academician Jaan Einasto.

  • Jaan Poska 10. märts 1920
  • Love remains, love returns
    Love remains, love returns

    Original title: Armud jäänud, armud tulnud

    2012 | Documentary | Director: Tõnu Virve

    Vahur Linnuste, an expatriate Estonian living in Paris, has promoted Estonian spirit, nation and culture abroad for many decades. He tells his colourful story of life and expresses his opionion about the backgrounds of politics in Europe and the whole world that have influenced the development of the Republic of Estonia.

  • Underwater Flights
    Underwater Flights

    Original title: Allveelennud

    2012 | Feature film, Short | Director: Jaak Kilmi

    Film consisting of ten parts about the events in the history of Estonian aviation and shipping in 1820–1938.

  • Silent Surrender
    Silent Surrender

    Original title: Ma elasin Eesti Vabariigis

    2010 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

    Documentary by Liina Triškina about the year of 1939 that was fateful for the republic of Estonia. The film studies the subjects of freedom and critical situations, doings and undoings.

  • The Eleventh Letter by Henrik Visnapuu
    The Eleventh Letter by Henrik Visnapuu

    Original title: Henrik Visnapuu üheteistkümnes kiri

    2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vallo Kepp

    Documentary of cultural history by Vallo Kepp about the last decade (1941-1951) in the life of Henrik Visnapuu, the Estonian writer of patriotic and romantic poetry.

  • The Spy Inside
    The Spy Inside

    Original title: Riigireetur

    2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Erle Veber

  • Jackpot
    Jackpot

    Original title: Jackpot

    2008 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Eva-Katariina Taimre

    Cinéma vérité documentary about two lottery winners and their lives before and after the big victory.

  • Fun For Five Females
    Fun For Five Females

    Original title: F.F.F.F. läheb laiali

    2005 | Documentary | Director: Marko Raat

    Documentary directed by Marko Raat portrays the jewellery artists and their artist group F.F.F.F. (Fun For Five Females) that was active for almost ten years. The film attempts to investigate the reasons for the breakup of the group.

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