Humoorikas film clip about fashion as a social phenomenon, the various functions of fashion, the relationship between fashion and people today, as well as the quirks and advantages of fashion. What was worn on the body, head, and hands in the 1980s, and how it was all obtained under the conditions of the Soviet era. The fashion illustrations are by artist Mari Kanasaar. The narrator text is read by Jüri Krjukov.
"Sunrise" delves into the depths of the human soul, where traditional notions of good and evil dissolve into the infinite diversity of subjective perception. The film tells the story of a young girl, Iris, who grew up in a 20th-century Estonian Christian family. Driven by a thirst for love and a longing for material beauty, she commits a minor crime that becomes the catalyst for an internal struggle and a reevaluation of her former moral principles. This act inevitably leads to a profound conflict: as she reflects on everything she knew about Christianity, God, and morality, a question arises… What place do her desires hold within the dogmatic frameworks she once accepted? The second important character, a boy named Knut, grew up in a troubled family under the tyranny of a cruel father. Yet, despite retaining love for his mother, he is tormented by emotions accumulated from years of endured brutality. Upon encountering Iris’s impoverished family, he finds a way to release his anger…
Livonians are among the smallest Finno-Ugric nations still existing today. They are the closest kindred people to Estonians and Livonian language is the closest one to Estonian language. Currently, there are only a few dozens of speakers of Livonian language left and even for them Livonian is not their native tongue. However, there are about 200 people who consider themselves as Livonians; most of them live in Riga, Ventspils and Kūolka, Latvia. Livonian coast in Courland (Kurzeme in Latvian) once had twelve villages inhabited by Livonian people - now there is no one left there who would fluently speak the language. Only a few people can speak the story of their small nation in their own native language. The documentary has been filmed in 1988 and 1990 in Livonian villages on Courland peninsula and in Riga, Latvia. Archival materials dating back to the years of 1940 and 1966 have been also used in the film.
A cautionary tale about the dangers and consequences of drunk driving.
Becoming parents is the happiest day of most people's lives—but not for Gerhard and Keity, because the birth leaves both the newborn and the mother in critical condition. Gerhard is forced to face this situation alone, as he cannot be with Keity in the hospital. The film follows him over the next few days—with the first 72 hours being the most critical time for the newborn.
A revealing documentary about the man who was the architect of the phenomenal rise of Estonian skiing and the symbol of its shocking decline.
The fate of the native woman is decided by the invader. A woman escapes through a dance that reveals the meaning of displacement.
Two people play a game that affects the world of smaller players.
Two managers Adolf and Rudolf solve a problem that threatens to ruin the company.
The work with a fragmentary structure includes an overview of the contents of the trash can, stunt failures and plasticine animation.
Sketches on burning current topics (from a landfill to a luxury apartment, mowing death, cowboys, a donor reminder, a bucket-pickers' competition, petrol milking, how to get warm or heat the air, green berets or cleaners make money, a money launderer). Finally, the cup becomes full and the water is drawn.
A young and strong human body is mother nature's piece of art. But should everything it faces become art as well? And if all art is only an imitation, then what does the world of fine arts imitate if some its closets are full of hidden 3D ghosts?
Nazeeya, a 24-year-old immigrant girl from the Caucasus, has one day to find a man to marry in Estonia, before her devout Muslim grandfather, Jassim, marries her away to a friend in the village they're from.
The story is about 9-year old Hendrick and Annie, and about their relationship. They have to find their own ways to overcome social prejudices before they can become true friends.
This short documentary is about a friendship between neighbors who have known each other for entire life. A cold winter, silence, loneliness and thoughts of nostalgia are surrounding their every day life. Their sincerity opens up a world of unusual friendship in the isolated countryside of Estonia.
In the high seas, a legless fisherman meets a big two-headed ship, where weird handless creatures are dancing around their big goddess. She gives birth to a child while the battle between their ship and fisherman is going on... The ship sinks and the fisherman’s iceberg home sinks too. Somewhere life goes on, surrounded by a wedding-car's music: Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ USA"!
A documentary film showing works exhibited at the national student art exhibition in the Tallinn Art Hall. The film features folk music arrangements by Veljo Tormis and Edgar Arro.
Spring has turned into autumn, and the beauty and yield of the garden have changed.
A gardener won't rest even when the snow covers the ground and there are frozen flowers on the window glass. Now it is time to take part in the meetings and lectures held by the gardening cooperative as well as purchase new tools for the upcoming season. And of course one has to keep checking the gardening patch. Winter is an important time for a gardener to prepare for spring. The film serves as a continuation to TV films "Gardener's Spring", "Gardener's Summer" and "Gardener's Autumn".
Gardener Arnold Treumuth's life in the summertime expresses the ups and downs of amateur gardeners during the 1970s in Estonia. The documentary is a continuation to Vello Aruoja's documentary "Gardener's Spring".
