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Gori The Caricaturist

Original title: Gorikaturist

2023 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand, Meelis Arulepp

A captivating historical documentary with plenty of animation about the destiny of a popular Estonian caricaturist Gori (1894 - 1944) between the two World Wars when total powers leave less and less choices to the talented artist.

This film is an interweaving of documentary narrative and animation. The first, based on historical sources, conveys Gori's biography, world events, and mediates the press and political life of the republican time. It moves along historical facts, is initially easy and fun, and in the end cruel and ruthless. Since there are no living witnesses from this era, nor are there biographers of Gori, the direct sources are photographs, old film clips, newspaper articles, sound recordings, letters and drawings. These are supported by historians and experts with their knowledge of life between the wars, the modernisation of Estonian society, the ...
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Mare Tralla

2022 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Sandra Jõgeva

The film is about a strong Estonian woman who can handle everything and has experienced both traditional family life and much more.

Who's afraid of Mare Tralla? And is it necessary to fear her at all? Our film is about a strong Estonian woman who has always been a mother of two children, a married woman, a lecturer, a professor, and a fighter for minorities, who is also engaged in an artist's career.
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Olev Subbi. Elu kuues peatükis

2021 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Marianne Kõrver
Lab

Original title: Labor. Clay 3D Printing workshop 2019

2019 | Other categories, Commissioned, Documentary | Director: Krista Jutt
People Pleaser

2019 | Short, Students film | Director: Peter Chestnut

In search of the missing paintings for the upcoming exhibition, an art curator is faced by a different kind of masterpiece than she expected.

A week before her gallery opening curator Maria Salu has arranged everything. A beautiful space, publicity, and the work of renowned artist Jaanus Kalm, the only thing missing are his paintings. This prompts her on a mission to gather the works together with Jaanus' shrewd art dealer Edgar. The antithetical pair end up at home of the artist hoping to get answers but end up unearthing more questions and a very different kind of artistic masterpiece.
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The Art of Stopping Time

2019 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Janeli Pelska

A documentary about a Chinese artist named Shen Jiashan.

“The Art of Stopping Time” is a documentary made as part of the Looking China program about a Chinese artist named Shen Jiashan, who doesn’t want to get caught up in the fast pace of Shanghai.
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War on Boring Walls

Original title: Sõda igavatele seintele

2019 | Documentary | Director: Aleksandr Heifets

An inventor, a street artist and an entrepreneur are making the world a better place, one wall at a time.

A small Tartu start-up applies technology to win back the urban space polluted by advertising. SprayPrinter is not an ordinary start-up. It’s motley crew resembles a wild rock-n-roll band. They don’t play by the rules and this has been key to their success in Estonia and in Silicon Valley. But splitting their life between two continents isn’t easy, and their dreams and ambitions soon collide with the reality of everyday life.
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Love express

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

2018 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Kuba Mikurda

A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a maker of erotic movies.

A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labelled as a maker of erotic movies. The film features interviews with his closest collaborators, filmmakers and leading intellectuals who put his work into perspective, including Terry Gilliam, Bertrand Bonello, Neil Jordan, Andrzej Wajda, Patrice Leconte, Slavoj Žižek. It offers a rare insight into Walerian Borowczyk’s work and poses questions about artistic freedom. This unique artistic chronicle sheds light on his professional philosophy and artistic achievements and investigates how does one get from creating cutting-edge work and competing in Cannes ...
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Lähemal vaatlusel. Kuus episoodi Katja Novitskova kunstist

2018 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Piibe Kolka
Maran

2018 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Ants Tammik

Documentary about nature photographer Rein Maran who shares his thoughts about his experiences in nature and philosophy of life.

The life's work of the grand old man of Estonian film Rein Maran lies in a unique collection of numerous nature documentaries. With the sensitive filmmaker´s eye, he has directed for more than fifty films and has captured invaluable visual material. Also by teaching young filmmakers, his contribution to Estonian culture is greater than anyone could understand. In this documentary, we will learn about Rein Maran´s philosophy of life and follow him along his memorable shooting locations.
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