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  • Border Youth
    Border Youth

    Original title: Noored piiril

    2019 | Documentary | Director: Aleksandr Heifets

  • Swedish Girls
    Swedish Girls

    Original title (in Swedish): "Svenska Tjejer"

    2018 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Nadežda Prakhova

    Documentary film follows a few young provincial Swedish girls who are pending between the flaws of highly demanding society and self-sufficient personality.

  • Dreaming of Ice-Cream and Soda
    Dreaming of Ice-Cream and Soda

    Original title: Unistus jäätisest ja limonaadist

    2017 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tiina Haak

    Otherwise so opinionated, Liisa has come to a crossroads in her life. To choose fancy high heels and the law career to go with them in the city of Tallinn or to permanently move to the countryside and run a small village shop out of sense of duty?

  • Jaan Tõnisson 1868…
    Jaan Tõnisson 1868…

    1993 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks

  • Baltic Demonstration
    Baltic Demonstration

    Title in Estonian: Balti meeleavaldus

    1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    The colour video film recorded by Edgar Väär depicts demonstration in Canada and speeches by different Canadian speakers in order to support independence of Lithuania and other Baltic countries.

  • Demonstration in Toronto to support Macedonia
    Demonstration in Toronto to support Macedonia

    Title in Estonian: Meeleavaldus Torontos Makedoonia toetuseks

    1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    The film depicts a demonstration by Macedonian community in Queens Park, Toronto, in order to recognize the state's independence.

  • Referendum
    Referendum

    1991 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ants Vill

  • Videoringvaade "Eestimaa", mai 1991
    Videoringvaade "Eestimaa", mai 1991

    1991 | TV Serial, | Director:

  • Videoringvaade "Eestimaa", november 1989
    Videoringvaade "Eestimaa", november 1989

    1990 | TV Serial, | Director:

  • Estonian Independence Day
    Estonian Independence Day

    Title in Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi 71. aastapäev

    1989 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Festive celebration of the 71st anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in 1989 in the hall of Toronto University in Canada, prayer is said by the archbishop of the EELC Udo Petersoo and greetings are passed by the Latvian and Lithuanian representatives.

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