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Estonian village in Ghana

Title in Estonian: Eesti küla Ghanas

2016 | Documentary | Director: Kalle Käesel

Estonian activists, businesswomen and volunteers decided to support one village in Northern Ghana while bringing together the handicraft skills of Ghanaians, enterprisingness of Estonians and Western market. So it turned out that the baskets woven by Ghanaian village women would sell in Estonia and the butter produced from shea nut growing in African savannas would find buyers in USA.

Estonian activists, businesswomen and volunteers decided to support one village in Northern Ghana while bringing together the handicraft skills of Ghanaians, enterprisingness of Estonians and Western market. So it turned out that the baskets woven by Ghanaian village women would sell in Estonia and the butter produced from shea nut, also called the gold of African women, growing in African savannas would find buyers in USA. It depends on the continuity of the volunteers as well as the local villagers' contribution to the world of business whether the activities started in a small Ghanaian village would thrive and thus offer ...
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Construction Artist Toomas Rein

Original title: Ehituskunstnik Toomas Rein

2010 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Brambat

Documentary by Peeter Brambat about architect Toomas Rein.

Documentary introduces Toomas Rein, a unique and creatively uncompromising construction artist. For several decades, Rein has been one of the most influential persons in Estonian architecture, one of the top architects. Among his life's work (including about 120 buildings and projects), the objects that Toomas Rein designed when working under EKE Projekt in 1967-1986 emerge the most - it was the era when innovative heads of collective farms commissioned modern office buildings from architects. Toomas Rein has been an active architect also at the beginning of 21st century. Documentary follows the construction of a grand project in Laulasmaa - the ...
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Etude of a Prayer

Original title: Etüüd palvest

2009 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Siiri Timmerman, Jaan Kolberg

This 30-min film gives an overview of Bridgettine Order, the founder of the Order – Saint Bridget and the restorer of the Order – Mother Elisabeth.

Generally, if people speak about convent in Pirita, they mean the ruins and many of them are surprised to discover that right there in Pirita, next to the old ruins, has been over ten years a fully operating Bridgettine convent. This 30-min film gives an overview of Bridgettine Order, the founder of the Order – Saint Bridget and the restorer of the Order – Mother Elisabeth. If during medieval the convent was an understandable part of social life then later, after the reformation, the tradition of a convent as an institution disappeared from Estonia and from our neighborhood. Today this ...
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Kadrioru loss

2000 | Documentary | Director: Jüri Suurevälja
Nõukogude Eesti

1985 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Karl Kello
Memory

Original title: Mälu

1984 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

Portrait documentary directed by Andres Sööt about Villem Raam, an art historian who introduces medieval churches (Karja, Pöide) in Saaremaa and Muhu St. Catherine's Church in Muhu Island.

Art historian Villem Raam introduces three medieval architectural monuments in Estonia - Karja St. Catherine's Church, Muhu St. Catherine's Church and Pöide St. Mary's Church - in Muhu and Saaremaa islands. All three churches are genetically related. We can see the grand old man of Estonian art history in the situation most characteristic to him - communicating and working with old buildings. Villem Raam vividly mediates the artwork of medieval construction masters, interprets symbols of medieval art and the world view of a medieval man. According to Raam, without knowing the background information it is difficult to appreciate the value ...
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Arhitekt Arnold Matteus 85 aastane

1983 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Külamaastikud

1983 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp
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Arnold Matteus

Digitally remastered in 2007

1981 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

Portrait documentary about Arnold Matteus, the legendary architect of Tartu city, directed by Andres Sööt.

When we say "Tartu", we mean "Matteus". Arnold Matteus (1897-1986) studied architecture in Germany and worked as a chief architect during several governments and during the war. He was a gentleman, a diplomat, a creative personality and a master of compromises. He never sold himself. The portrait documentary about Matteus was complete in 1981; however, due to the critical evaluation by the minister of culture of that time the film was publicly banned and was allowed to be screened only on special permission by the authorities. The documentary became accessible for the audience only after when Estonia had regained its ...
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Brick by brick

Title in Estonian: Kivi kivi peale

1973 | Documentary | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre

The activities and achievements of Estonian Collective Farm Construction in rural Estonia.

Farmers who produce in large quantities require contemporary and modern production factilities. This, in turn, means constructing thousands of new buildings in rural areas. Workshops, garages and driers, pigsties and dairy farms are emerging day after day. New residential buildings, shops and canteens are being built. The film tells the story about the everyday tasks and activities of Estonian Collective Farm Construction. Voiceover by screenwriter Rein Karemäe.
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