Populär Vun Estonia

Vahur Kersna's large-scale movie of the life, work and fate of Alo Mattiisen, who became the figurehead of the singing revolution.

Documentary about two Estonian Forest Brothers, Ülo and Aivar Voitka, who ran from soviet recruitment and went on to live in underground bunkers for 14 years. They were captured in 2000, and their punishment became a controversial topic.

The author of the film, Indrek Spungin, has reached the harbour of love and peace, he is married and the father of several children. Everything seems beautiful, but one day his wife tells him that if nothing changes, then their love and marriage will soon come to an end. Indrek is confused. He takes his friend Taavi and a camera and goes to find out what love really is. He questions representatives from a variety of social groups on topics such as love and marriage.

Tallinn winter scenes.

One summer, the life cycle of one great crested grebe couple. Screenwriter, director and cinematographer Rein Maran.

Creation connects not only time and like-minded people but also the seemingly unconnected ones. Striving for a common goal or allowing non-targeted hits, we create bridges between worlds. “I came to visit you yesterday and... I will cherish tomorrow's memories.” Does living another day prove I can see the future?

A group of people meet in an online conference. But do they actually meet? Something unexpected happens. This is a sixty-second experimental film in which images from a video conference are turned upside down and mixed with a videogame.

How is the world seen by an island – a place made of multitudes, living and nonliving? The space and time through multispecies viewpoint is infinitely complex and narrowing it down to linear film might seem impossible. Island of Multitude gets entangled in the island’s complex world following and building connections between different agents of the island.

Kassilaane primary school has been in operation since the mid-19th century. Once a large school, by the early 1980s only one teacher and three pupils remained. The filmmakers follow the life of a small rural school: learning in the classroom, games, lunch, physical education class. Leili Jõks, the soul of the school and teacher of all subjects, does her job with love and dedication, if only there were more pupils.

An old man meditates by the sea. A little girl is building a sandcastle. A young couple is frolicking on the beach. The day fades into the evening, as do the memories of youth.

A celebration of the multitude of the forms, textures and colours of nature through 527 autumn leaves.

Bernie Krause's niche theory is that an animal's voice evolved in a way to occupy its own little, unique acoustic slot within a whole soundscape.

Not to mention the story of the Estonian unit Estcoy-8, which suffered the biggest losses in the history of Estonian foreign missions in Afghanistan.

Mr. Notakiwi wants to merge into the community. Is society ready to embrace him and his song?

After ten years in a Soviet labour camp in Karaganda, the Estonian artist Ülo Sooster (1924‒1970) didn’t return to his homeland but settled in Moscow and became the most influential trend-setter for a whole generation of Soviet non-conformist artists. Narrated by the artist’s son Tenno-Pent Sooster, this film features rare footage and interviews with Sooster’s contemporaries in the 1960s, as well as leading experts from the Kumu Art Museum, the Tartu Art Museum and The Tretyakov Gallery.

“Client’s Day” shows gentrification in progress as it has reached Tallinn. It reflects on the artist’s role within those processes as they are usually the first ones arriving to previously derelict areas and creating value – to be later pushed out once it becomes too expensive. In this video the real estate broker speaks about the future as present, ignoring the actual present – the artists who are there at the moment, as they are often seen as temporary hole fillings. Another issue the artist tackles is the tension between building new buildings and reusing the old ones. The 1980s panel block architecture depicted in the video used to be considered ugly. However, it may become more and more appealing as the gentrification moves on.