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  • Each Wall Lives Its Own Life
    Each Wall Lives Its Own Life

    Original title: Iga sein elab oma elu

    2023 | Other categories | Director: Magnus Kallas

    Over time, various well-known signs appear on the wall of a house on the street. The wall becomes more confusing until it is finally demolished.

  • Gori The Caricaturist
    Gori The Caricaturist

    Original title: Gorikaturist

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | 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.

  • Sierra
    Sierra

    2022 | Animation, Puppet | Director:

    A boy accidentally turns himself into a car tire.

  • Life Before Life
    Life Before Life

    Original title: Elu enne elu

    2016 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Rao Heidmets

    Truth is a relative concept. Depending on the point of view, everybody can be right.

  • Wedding Game
    Wedding Game

    Original title: Pulmamäng

    2015 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Andres Tenusaar, Malle Valli, Marili Sokk

    An ethno-surreal film based on an Estonian folk tale.

  • Oranus
    Oranus

    Original title: Oranus

    2009 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Girlin Bassovskaja

    Lonely and hopeless man discoveres in himself an ability to fall in love. His beloved is the same kind of outcast of the society as himself. Together they are trying to escape from the roles and predictedness imposed and will try to find a way to a new and happy life.

  • Lili
    Lili

    Original title: Lili

    2008 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

    There is a mortally wounded young soldier in a crater and a bunch of hungry rats from the battlefield try to find an answer to the question "Who is Lily Marleen?".

  • The Dress
    The Dress

    Original title: Kleit

    2007 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Girlin Bassovskaja

    A woman tries to remember the highlights of her life, or maybe dreams about them.

  • The Institute of The Dream
    The Institute of The Dream

    Original title: Une Instituut

    2006 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Mati Kütt

    At bedtime, Sandman Mati's footprints appear from nowhere on the sand. The Master of Dreams spreads the dreamsand in co-operation with Pillow Katis.

  • Generatio
    Generatio

    2005 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Mait Laas

    Freedom is looking for a form to manifest itself. Allegoric story of Architect-Matchstickman – who helps to give the life for the new Generation...

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