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  • Poop, Spring and the Others: Meatballs and Dumplings
    Poop, Spring and the Others: Meatballs and Dumplings

    Original title: Frikadellid ja pelmeenid

    2023 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Heiki Ernits, Meelis Arulepp

    The parable about human relations, differences and misunderstandings.

  • Maria ’s Paradise
    Maria ’s Paradise

    Original title (in Finnish): Marian paratiisi

    2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Zaida Bergroth

    The angel will guide us.

  • Mary and the Seven Dwarfs
    Mary and the Seven Dwarfs

    Original title: Maria ja seitse pöialpoissi

    2018 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

    Dreams are like weeds that despite mowing keep on growing.

  • Why Don't I Leave?
    Why Don't I Leave?

    Original title: Miks ma siis ei lähe?

    2018 | Documentary | Director: Liina Särkinen

    Three Estonian women in London (not to mention the children).

  • Young Peeter At Laanetaguse
    Young Peeter At Laanetaguse

    Original title: Peetrike Laanetagusel

    2018 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Rein Maran

    This family film from Estonian Grand Old Man of nature film Rein Maran, is a story of a child’s explorations of nature and first notices of the surrounding biodiversity. The viewer will find themselves discovering, through his eyes, all possible kinds of miraculous creatures in the grass, on plants, in shrubs and in sky-reaching trees, sharing his astonishment and joy of first discovery.

  • Your own eye is a king
    Your own eye is a king

    Original title: Oma silm on kuningas

    2018 | Documentary, Observation, Making of | Director:

    Documentary about how to stay alive in conflict zone.

  • Lugu jänesepojast
    Lugu jänesepojast

    1975 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Ando Keskküla

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1970 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Evald Vaher

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