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When this film reached the editing table, the British newspaper The Guardian, which reaches thirty million readers, featured an article by renowned chess writer Leonard Barden, “Pride of Estonia: Paul Keres, one of the best to never hold chess world crown”. “Keres became a national hero for Estonians,” writes Leonard Barden, who believed that the Soviet authorities forced him to play badly at the 1948 World Championship tournament. Most of the professionals who appear in the film also agree with the theory that Paul Keres was influenced by the Soviet authorities. But some disagree.

The main difference between making out and knocking out is the speed in which two heads collide.

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.

A film about the relationship between real life and art in photography, photo as the capturer and interpreter.

This witty and artistic portrait film shows the joy and pain of Marko Kompus, a poet from the legendary Tartu literary group "Erakkond". The author of the film, Jaan-Jürgen Klaus, who has previously filmed other cult figures from Tartu, follows Elva's hermit poet all year round.

The film about Merle Karusoo, the Estonian stage director and collector of local biographies, takes a look at the stories of her own life, reflecting on her personal beliefs and the role of remembering throughout life.

An Estonian documentary made during the WWII about the Bolshevik terror in Estonia during the period 1940- 41. Unfortunately only 21 minutes of footage survived – the rest was destroyed by the communists after the war.

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.

It is the monodrama of a white-white paper.

Thinking he has found shelter within a botanical glasshouse, one man fails to reckon with the odd social culture of the plants

The 5th round is where it all comes together. But the lessons can be harsh and getting to the heart of the matter is just the beginning.

A woman sets out to cut the rye, but what lies behind the curiosity of her ill husband about just when the work will be complete?