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  • Off to Leipzig
    Off to Leipzig

    Original title in Estonian: Leipzigisse

    2011 | Students film, Short | Director: Hardi Keerutaja

    The short film by film student Hardi Keerutaja is a horror story about a young man who has forgotten why he is doing something.

  • Regilaul - Songs of the Ancient Sea
    Regilaul - Songs of the Ancient Sea

    Original title: Regilaul - laulud õhust

    2011 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Ulrike Koch

    This richly shot film explores an ancient singing tradition in modern Estonia, weaving together people and nature through song.

  • My Estonia
    My Estonia

    Original title: Minu Eestimaa

    2005 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Riina Hein

    Documentary about Estonia where its beautiful nature and locations are enriched by interesting facts, connections, beliefs and legends.

  • Master and Slave
    Master and Slave

    Original title: Isand ja ori

    1992 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

    Documentary dedicated to the memory of Jüri Müür. The film about how the master of land - the farmer – becomes the slave of land.

  • Peadirigent
    Peadirigent

    1985 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre

  • The Winds of Milky Way
    The Winds of Milky Way

    Original title: Linnutee tuuled

    1977 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Lennart Meri

    The sequel to „The Waterfowl People“. The author of the film interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural relations of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns, Vepsians, Votes, Setos, Erzya-Mordvinians, Mansis, Hungarians, Sámi, Nganasans and Estonians appear in the film. The film was shot in 1977 on locations in northern Finland, Sámi, Vepsia, Votia, Mordovia, Khantia-Mansia, Hungary, the Taymyr Peninsula, Setomaa region in Estonia and in Saaremaa and Muhu islands, Estonia. Some footage was also filmed in Nenetsia in 1970.

  • Kodurand
    Kodurand

    1976 | Musical film | Director: Elmo Lööve

  • 100 aastat Eesti esimese profesionaalse muusiku Rudolf Tobiase sünnist
    100 aastat Eesti esimese profesionaalse muusiku Rudolf Tobiase sünnist

    1973 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek

  • ... forever rich
    ... forever rich

    Title in Estonian: ... põline rikas

    1972 | Documentary | Director: Arnold Altmäe

    Contemplation on how the new generation of farmers relate to work and home in the countryside.

  • Kuidas kalamehed elavad
    Kuidas kalamehed elavad

    1972 | Musical film | Director: Mark Soosaar

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