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Freedom Starts from Within

Original title: Vabadus algab seest. Kai-Mai Olbri autoportree

2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kai-Mai Olbri

This film's central theme is freedom - human and above all artist's freedom: artistic, spiritual and physical, observed retroactively by the author herself. This sincere and confessional biography examines the author's complicated and versatile artistic nature. Marriage to a loved one brings on a clear understanding of responsibility. You become positive, that happy co-existence is what allows a human being to feel free. It is because of that freedom, that you can take on new challenges and understand, that be it painting, writing, acting, or filming - your art is one whole.
Life in an Old Town

Original title: Elu vanas linnas

1985 | Documentary | Director: Heini Drui

Documentary about the Old Town of Tallinn - a valuable and original living environment.

The documentary focuses on the initiative to value the environment of the Old Town of Tallinn while critisizing the Soviet policies of urban planning and architecture. The film introduces the unique homes that the Old Town residents have created out of the boredom of the similar-looking standard apartments. Juhan Sõmera, Andres Ottenson, Endel Puusaag and Taivo Niitvägi tell about their Old Town homes.
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Human Trace

Original title: Inimese jälg

1983 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Julia Guteva-Sillart

Portrait documentary about Juhan Väljaots who actively took part in local workers' movements while living in Bulgaria.

The documentary talks about Juhan Väljaots's (1869-1941) early years in Estonia, his participation in revolution movement in Bulgaria, his activities as a journalist and the filmmakers meet his descendants. Juhan Väljaots's relatives, his daugther and grandchild share their memories about Juhan, also people who met him in Bulgaria recollect their memories. The documentary shows illustrative photographs and excerpts of films.
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Unsent Invoices

Original title: Esitamata arved

1973 | Documentary | Director: Virve Aruoja

Documentary about Kirov collective fishery, one of the most leading collective farms in Estonia in 1970s, and the welfare of the local people.

The documentary belongs to the series "Ten minutes around the Soviet Union" and gives an overview of the laborious workers in Kirov collective fishery of Estonian SSR in order to increase the local standard of living. The film studies the role of social consumer funds in satisfying people's personal needs. 4260 members of the collective farm receive free services for 60 roubles per year. It is emphasized that the benefits and the costs of the collective farm as well as the increase in people's standard of living has been achieved thanks to the excellent organization of collective action. Despite the ...
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Nõukogude Eesti

1965 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vladimir Parvel
Nõukogude Eesti

1957 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu
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Taassündinud tehas

1949 | Documentary | Director: Vladimir Tomberg

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