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The Last Relic

2023 | Documentary | Director: Marianna Kaat

Filmed over four years in the provincial city of Yekaterinburg, The Last Relic is a stark cinematic portrait of the absurdity of life in Russia where the majority dreams of restoring imperial glory and a handful of opposition activists desperately resists Putin’s relentless march towards a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A spirited 20-year-old Left Block activist tries to find common ground among Russia’s political activists and opposition groups, hoping to bring positive changes to society. Filmed over four years in the provincial city of Yekaterinburg, The Last Relic is a stark cinematic portrait of the absurdity of life in Russia where the majority dreams of restoring imperial glory and a handful of open-minded people desperately resists Putin’s relentless march towards a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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2 Hours to Happiness

Original title: 2 tundi õnneni

2022 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Moonika Siimets

Poetical documentary film of the longing for and the search of happiness between Estonia and Finland.

More than 70,000 Estonians live and work in Finland, at the same time as their families, parents, children and homes are in Estonia. The documentary film speaks about adjusting to new conditions, sticking to and loosing one’s roots, the yearning for and the search for happiness. The film is a humorously wistful documentation of families living in the snowy fields of Lapland, apartments in Vantaa, on the staircases of shopping malls, at construction sites, hotel lobbies, and of grandchildren in the living rooms of Estonian grandmothers who are waiting for their children to come home.
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Captain Volkonogov Escaped

Original title in Russian: Капитан Волконогов бежал

2021 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Natasha Merkulova, Aleksei Chupov

Captain Fyodor Volkonogov, a well-respected and obedient USSR law enforcer, witnesses his peers being suspiciously questioned. Sensing his turn is approaching, he escapes and is soon on the run, hunted by his former colleagues. Vulnerable and hopeless, Fyodor comes to realize what he had been part of, and that repentance is the only way for him to escape the eternal torment of Hell. But time is running out and the manhunt is closing in on him...

The events of this parable take place in a city that resembles Leningrad (USSR) in 1938. This is a tense period of political persecutions and mass fear. The Captain of the Department of Internal Affairs Fyodor Volkonogov (32) specializes in obtaining self-incrimination from persons under investigation using special methods of force. But the moment comes for the repressive system to turn the eye on its own soldiers. Volkonogov’s direct supervisor commits suicide. Fyodor foresees his own arrest and flees, thus becoming “the enemy” hunted by the colleagues. Lucky to get regular clothes Captain is looking for the shelter ...
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... And the soup is right on time

Original title: …ja supp on valmis õigel ajal

1983 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

Documentary by Valeria Anderson about one day in a workers' canteen.

Portrait documentary about the everyday life of the workers of a workers' canteen, about their worries and joys. These are people responsible for what they do and who find satisfaction in their work in the Klementi sewing enterprise.
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Tee

1982 | Documentary | Director: Toivo Elme
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Tule süütamine

1979 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Veljo Käsper
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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ETKVL Kaubakeskus Arukülas

1972 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek
Eesti NSV kolhoosid

1969 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek
Nõukogude Eesti

1967 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vladimir Parvel