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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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Hero of the Future

Original title: Tuleviku kangelane

2022 | Documentary | Director: Ivar Heinmaa

Match fixing and corruption are dragging down Rwandan football club – will young Estonian coach save them?

A young Estonian football coach takes a dive into the unknown. Up until that day Jaanus Reitel had been coaching children, but now takes up an unexpected offer and travels to Rwanda, Africa. His task is to save a first division team from falling out of competition. Completely unfamiliar culture, regular match fixings and raging corona virus make a though goal even harder to reach. Is it possible to stay afloat in these circumstances? Turns out it's not as corruption becomes the last drop in his glass. Jaanus returns to homeland after years abroad and starts working for a top ...
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Kas mõistab järeltulev sugu ...

2018 | Educational | Director: Tõnu Virve
The Woman in the Picture

Original title: Naine pildil

2017 | Documentary | Director: Priit Valkna

Laurentsius and Parikas. Two artists and two eras. One house. Cherchez la femme....

The artist Lauri Sillak, aka Laurentsius, starts painting for his new exhibition in an unusual place – a vacant wooden house in the heart of Tallinn, in a house that has belonged to the creator of the art of film and photography in Estonia, Johannes Parikas and his wife Lilli. The Parikas name truly set the fashion in the interwar Republic of Estonia. Several movie theatres in Tallinn, the Estonia Films film studio, a famous photography studio in Tallinn’s Old Town, the first Miss Estonia competition, portraits of prominent statesmen, and the photographing of all of Estonia were all connected to ...
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Vaba mees Priit Vesilind

2000 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks
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Expatriate Estonians in Australia. Film No. 1, part 2

Title in Estonian: Austraalia eestlased 1. film, II jagu

1995-1996 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director: Lembit Blauhut

Expatriate Estonians in Australia and the Baltic Council in Australia do the awareness work in the Parliament of Australia, concerning the political situation in the Baltic States. Australian government officially recognized the independence declared in the Baltic States in August 1991 as the result.

Arvi Vainomäe and Maila Taimre from Melbourne talk about the awareness work among the members of the Parliament in Australia at the end of 1980s and early 1990s. This information cast light to the alarming events taking place in January 1991 in the Baltic States and raised awareness among the members of Australian government. When the referendum for restoring independence in the Republic of Estonia was held in March then the Senate of Australia accepted the resolution according to which they required the right for the Baltic States to be recognized as independent states by the Soviet Union. In August, ...
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Baltic uprising, interviews

Original title: Balti riikide iseseisvuse saavutamise teemalised intervjuud 1991

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Interviews in English for TV news. Interview with Tõnu Parming, newspaper editor and politician.

Interviews in English held for TV news. The revolt of 1956 in Hungary is being compared with the fight for freedom in the Baltic States in 1991. After the interview the TV reporter talks about the importance of reflecting political events on TV with the interviewee. Interview with Tõnu Parming, a newspaper journalist and a politician. Again, parallels are made with the revolt in Hungary, at the same time, essential differences are being emphasized.
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Departure

Original title: Ärasõit

1991 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Heiki Ernits

An intellectual ride into a grotesque train-society witch depicts a train that passes through different landscapes, through the turning points of the closing century.

An intellectual ride into a grotesque train-society witch depicts a train that passes through different landscapes. But it is not the usual scenery one would expect to see out of the moving train, but rather scenes that reflect the different societies represented on the train. In different compartments we meet representatives of different social groups; groups that also reflect current society and the turning points of the closing century. Will there be a place for simple human happiness in this world or will it be possible only at the end of the film when a charming young lady is seen on ...
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Mourning meeting at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto in January 1991

Original title: Baltlaste leinapäev Torontos

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Commemoration day at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto where Guntis Silinš, the Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Toronto holds his speech.

Commemoration day at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. People exit the new city hall of Toronto and gather in front of the building; they are carrying the national flags of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with black ribbons. The commemoration meeting includes speeches about the tragic events in Riga where people were killed in attacks by special forces of militia. Guntis Silinš, the Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Toronto, holds a speech. He recollects the sufferings caused by the Soviet regime and confesses that the desire for freedom is being still suffocated at the present day. Guntis Silinš places ...
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In Olev's Tower with Mai Gross in 1989

Title in Estonian: Mai Grossiga Olevi tornis 1989

1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Mai Gross with Laine, Olev and Joosep Nõu in the tower of Olev Nõu's home drinking coffee and recalling the past on June 6, 1989.

Mai Gross with Laine, Olev and Joosep Nõu in the tower of Olev Nõu's home drinking coffee and recalling the past on June 6, 1989. Laine and Joosep Nõu are talking about former living conditions, using Swedish language and education in Estonian language in Sweden.
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