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The House Guard

Original title: Majavalvur

2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ingel Vaikla

The story of degradation of the legendary Tallinn Linnahall from the point of view of a man together with his own story of life.

Portrait documentary about two characters - Tallinn Linnahall and its guard Peeter. Once the pride of Tallinn, Linnahall has become a desolate building; yet, it has its own faithful supporters. In every three days, Peter works 24-hour shift here as a guard. The monumental palace of culture and sports was built for the summer olympic games in 1980 - the building that now looks as a ghost castle. Peeter loves this somber house - its grandiosity still reminds of the glorious old days. The guard knows that when the building stays empty it will perish just like a man without ...
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The Arbiter

Original title: The Arbiter

2013 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kadri Kõusaar

The thriller directed by Kadri Kõusaar is based on true events, telling about a genetic scientist who decides to make the world a better place.

John (35) is a bright Cambridge scientist, who always comes across as a pleasant fellow. When his fiancee leaves him, he withdraws from his world of academic isolation in order to try out some of his long-gestating theories on how to make the world a better place. On his journey through the English countryside, John is accompanied by his 14-year-old donor child – Ronja, whom he tries to convert to the same radical ideas that he believes in. Social engineering. Cleansing. Murder. All justifiable in the mind of a modern day European Psycho. http://www.thearbiter.eu/story/
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Life is a Flower

Original title: Elu on lill

2010 | Documentary | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

Two grand old masters, artists Evald Okas and photographer Kalju Suur, are recording the beauty of a naked woman.

Documentary about the meeting between two grand masters, artist Evald Okas and photographer Kalju Suur, during which they portrait a young model and have a discussion about life and art. 94-year-old Okas and 82-year old Suur are full of life and creative artists who get still inspired from the beauty of a woman. The two old artists run around the young naked woman as representing a philosophical vignette about the flourishing and withering of life, an existential etude with erotic attachments.
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Flags at Estonian House

Original title: Lipuehtes Toronto Eesti Maja

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Flags at Toronto Estonian House; the Republic of Estonia has regained its independence.

There are two Estonian blue-black-white national flags and a Canadian national flag with the red maple leaf waving in front of the Toronto Estonian House. The flags can be admired from several angles. The traffic flow and street noise in front of the building. The signboard "Estonian House / Eesti Maja" on the wall of the building. There is a store in Estonian House. Since Estonia regained its independence on August 20, 1991 there is the front page of newspaper "Vaba Eestlane" ("Free Estonian") on the wall of the store, declaring that the Republic of Estonia is again independent country, ...
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Silmus

1989 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Avo Paistik
Nail II

Original title: Nael II

1981 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Heino Pars

A sequel of three short stories to the film "Nail" (1972), where the ordianry nails revive, featuring some human depravities.
Paberileht

1981 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Kalju Kivi
The Donkey, Herring and the Witch's Broom

Original title: Eesel, heeringas ja nõialuud

1969 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Elbert Tuganov

The first piece is based on an Indian fairy-tale “A Meditation of the Donkey”. It is a story about a donkey who wants to win favour with its master and starts to mock the master’s favourite – his dog. The second piece is based on a Czech fairy-tale “The Witch’s Broom”. It tells of two boys, who find a broom of a witch and start to fly with it.
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Kuula käsku

1968 | Documentary | Director: Valdur Himbek
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Nõukogude Eesti

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