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Funeral Diaries

Original title: Matusepäevikud

2019 | Documentary | Director: Marko Raat

The daily bread of ministers of small congregations is not sermons in the church; it is constant work with the old and the dying. A holy man who has been removed from his friends and peers and suddenly transplanted into another culture is often lonely and broken himself.

Three ministers have been invited from Estonia to serve the exile congregations in Toronto. By now, the main job of Jüri, Kalle and Mart is to bury the generation that fled Estonia in 1944. The documentary uses burials to talk about the disappearance of traditional funeral services and the profession of clergyman. The everyday life of the three protagonists tells a bigger story of church, faith and a fading émigré identity. The main characters have a modern and bright outlook on life and while practicing a past profession try to adopt to the ever-changing world where everything old and familiar slips ...
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EINASTO 11577

Original title: EINASTO 11577

2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Helle Karis

The film project "EINASTO 11577" is dedicated to one of the famous "stars" in Estonia, the academician Jaan Einasto.

The film project "EINASTO 11577" is dedicated to one of the famous "stars" in Estonia, the academician Jaan Einasto. The minor planet of our galaxy, bearing the number 11 577 and discovered on February 8, 1994 by Eric W. Elst, astronomer of the Royal Observatory of Belgium, was named Einasto by the Minor Planet Centre of the International Astronomical Union. Einasto, together with other minor planets linked with Estonia, orbits around the Sun, taking 3.84 years or 1400 days to complete its path. The main goal of the film is to bring science closer to common people by showing the ...
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An Invitation to the Eternal City

Original title: Kutse igavesse linna

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

An hour with the amazingly multifaceted Einar Laigna, who clearly and emphatically discusses life’s basic values with the viewer, at a time when ethics tend to be lost from our lives. And thus, the message that he sends to Estonians and other people who love their land is that today is more important than ever before.

Einar Laigna (1937) is a multifaceted man with an aristocratic attitude. He can be called a philosopher, a cultural historian, a theologian, a military historian, a soldier and a blacksmith. Laigna sincerely talks about himself and his development as a personality. His comprehensive monologue expresses self-confidence and total self-assurance. As the chief inspector of Estonian defence army, Laigna positions himself between the attitudes of a soldier, a priest, a philosopher, a wizard, a king and an artisan while defining the world and himself.
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Elu pärast maailmalõppu

2001 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Simm
The Vicar of Halliste

Original title: Halliste kirikuõpetaja

2000 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

During his unfair imprisonment in the Soviet Estonia a head of sovkhoz gets a divine revelation and he will enter a deal with God in order to set himself free.

Kalev Raave (1926-2004) was a journalist, a functionary of the Estonian Communist Party, head of Võrtsjärve collective farm and Otepää sovkhoz and head of the Youth Theatre. When he was 62 years old, he became a church minister. With his rich life experience and natural kindness, Kalev Raave won people's hearts and he started to restore Halliste church in Viljandi county, Estonia. He had experienced numerous miracles in his life. Miracle perception was one of the possible connections with God for Kalev Raave - without a miracle one won't be able to perceive the otherworldly.
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Hereditas

Original title: Hereditas

1997 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Liina Kulles

In the area surrounding the Dominican monastery in the heart of Tallinn, unique spiritual and cultural life has emerged that influences the entire city.

In the area surrounding the Dominican monastery in the heart of Tallinn, unique spiritual and cultural life - a cooperation association Latin Quarter - has emerged that influences the entire city. A new, fragile cultural environment including theatre, music, arts, education and a way of thinking based on ancient heritage have emerged by the initiative of Hereditas Foundation. Large-scale liturgical events have also been revived, with the return of Dominican brothers. Between the walls of an ancient town, an invisible spirit of life passed on from generation to generation, sometimes hidden, sometimes flourishing - Heritage. Iidsete müüride vahel on fondi Hereditas ...
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Saaremaa

1996 | Newsreels, Newsreels beyond 1992 | Director: Enn Säde
16th Estonian Days in Melbourne, Australia 95, Part 1

Title in Estonian: XVI Eesti Päevad Austraalias Melbourne 95, I jagu

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

Opening of 16h Estonian Days in Melbourne. Performance by the theatre group of Estonian House, cabaret performance and acts by folk dance group.

Ocean shore in Melbourne. Church service at the opening of 16th Estonian Days at St. John's Church, Melbourne. Church minister Hans Henning Lüdig holds a very patriotic sermon. Joint male choir performs, conducted by Kalev Mitt. While exiting the church one by one, people shake hands with the church minister and express gratitude. After the long greeting, people go to the Estonian house where the opening of 16th Estonian Days is held. Societies' flags are carried in with the march music, general manager of Estonian Days Bruno Metsar holds the welcoming speech. Ilmar Mägraken, chairman of the Estonian Societies' Association ...
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Expatriate Estonians in Australia, Film No. 3. Part 1

Title in Estonian: Austraalia eestlased 3. film, I jagu

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

Film introducing the life of expatriate Estonians living in Adelaide, capital of South Australia.

Monument of William Light, the founder of the city of Adelaide. The city is known for its greenery and sandy beaches. Also, one of the largest communities of expatriate Estonians in Australia lives here. Ilmar Mägraken, chairman of the board of the Association of Estonian Unions in Australia, introduces his hobby - lawn bowls. There are large tennis and lawn bowls grounds at Marryatville Club, Kensington. Men playing. Heino Sommer, chairman of the Estonian house in Adelaide, introduces the history of the building - the house was bought in 1958, it was renovated and additional buildings were constructed. The great ...
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Church Service in Uppsala in 1991 to Support the Restoration of Independence of Estonia

Title in Estonian: Eesti iseseisvuse taastamise jumalateenistus Uppsalas 1991

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Church service to support the restoration of independence of Estonia and Helga Nõu's speech at St. Michael's congregation hall on September 22, 1991.

Estonian national flag is taken to the church in order to express the gratitude at the church service. The service is held in order to honor the restoration of independence of the Republic of Estonia. Helga Nõu holds a speech at the gathering in congregation hall. Lots of people wear national costumes. Tenor Mikko Pulkkinen performs songs that touch the hearts of Estonians. Helga Nõu includes the following statement in her speech, about the next objective of the expatriate Estonians in Sweden: "We will support the reconstruction of our ruined homeland."
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