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  • New Life
    New Life

    Original title: Uus elu

    2022 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi

    A film about an embassy of bygone times - a clothes menders in Nõmme which remains in business despite an onslaught of fast fashion.

  • The Story Of Peep Puks
    The Story Of Peep Puks

    Original title: Peep Puksi lugu

    2019 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Raimo Jõerand

    An old filmmaker Peep Puks has directed 61 documentaries and created almost 40 programmes for television. In this film, he looks back on stories of the first post-war generation of Estonia and the birth of the Estonian documentary.

  • Tick-Tack
    Tick-Tack

    Original title: Tik-Tak

    2015 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Ülo Pikkov

    Watchmaker controls the time, but the mouse living in the watchmaker's workshop controls the clocks... This is a film about time and its ephemeral nature.

  • The End
    The End

    2013 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Ülo Pikkov

    What does a hundred-year old film strip see before it gives way to digital vehicles?

  • Lieutenant, von and the Manor
    Lieutenant, von and the Manor

    Original title of the film: Veebel, vonn ja Leetse mõis

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Margit Kilumets

  • Leivakivi
    Leivakivi

    1987 | Documentary | Director: Vello Pohla

  • It Began Before Us
    It Began Before Us

    Original title: Ajaarvamine ei alga meist

    1980 | Documentary | Director: Märt Müür

    Film about Heino Prost who restores old agricultural machines.

  • Kuidas portreteerida orelit
    Kuidas portreteerida orelit

    1976 | Documentary | Director: Olav Neuland, Enn Säde

  • Kes minevikku ei mäleta
    Kes minevikku ei mäleta

    1970 | Documentary | Director: Ants Kivirähk

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1966 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu

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