The Baltic Way 30. Awake Baltics!

The Baltic Way 30. Awake Baltics! 2019

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An Eesti Televisioon production, commemorating the 30th anniversary of The Baltic Way, a human chain of almost 700 kilometers in length, formed as a demonstration against the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and a call for freedom. The documentary features interviews and first-hand accounts, as well as unique archival footage.

2019

Historical Remembrances of Estonia's Past

Historical Remembrances of Estonia's Past 1913

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This film will take you to Tartu and Southern Estonia countryside locations like: Vooremäe, Helme, Karksi, Tarvastu, and Härgmäe (Ergeme in Latvian) in Northern Latvia; then on to the towns of Viljandi, Paide, Narva.

1913

War of Birds and Animals

War of Birds and Animals 1969

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A bear wants to destroy a little bird's nest but all other birds come to help. A war bursts out between birds and animals.

1969

On the Possibility of Love

On the Possibility of Love 1999

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This animated short looks at the relationships between humans and other living creatures where life can be more diverse and sometimes more unexpected than it first appeared. The film is about the individual's right to choose his or her own path in a complex world.

1999

A Husband And A Wife. A Votian Story

A Husband And A Wife. A Votian Story 2017

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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?

2017

Ruhno

Ruhno 1931

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A documentary short by Theodor Luts.

1931

The Adventures of Juku the Dog

The Adventures of Juku the Dog 1931

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The first Estonian experimental animated short film written and directed by Voldemar Päts, produced by Aleksaner Teppor and animation by cartoonist Elmar Jaanimägi. Known to be the first animation of Estonia. Juku the Dog wanders around in a forest, finding abandoned weapons and forgotten skeletons.

1931

Lotman's World

Lotman's World 2008

7.00

The world is in every person. Microcosms have no boundaries.

2008

Su(u)ndorienteerumine

Su(u)ndorienteerumine 1981

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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.

1981

Tartu sõpruskond - kunsti saab igal ajal teha

Tartu sõpruskond - kunsti saab igal ajal teha 2000

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Documentary about the Tartu artist group centered around Ülo Sooster in the post-war decades. Valve Janov, Kaja Kärner, Silvia Jõgever, Lembit Saarts, Lüüdia Vallimäe-Mark and Heldur Viires were the first generation of artists who grew out of the Pallas spirituality, who missed out on the usual opportunity for self-improvement in Paris due to the outbreak of World War II. Instead, Saarts, Viires and Sooster spent the years 1949–1956 in Soviet prison camps. The story about a group of friends, made up of very different personalities, is outlined in long, calm monologues. The memory fragments of elderly artists form a complete story about the fate of an artistic generation.

2000

Stories of the Livonians

Stories of the Livonians 1991

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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.

1991

Kivi tee ääres

Kivi tee ääres 1962

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A cautionary tale about the dangers and consequences of drunk driving.

1962

ˌaɪs ˈkriːm, aɪ skriːm

ˌaɪs ˈkriːm, aɪ skriːm 2025

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Avoiding responsibilities, men run to the ice cream van. Meanwhile women scream. But the daily routine pattern breaks because the Old Lady dies. Fortunately the Priest finds a fish. … happy end.

2025

From Narva with Love

From Narva with Love 2025

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An animated film based on true events, portraying the childhood of children from troubled families in the small border town of Narva.

2025

Genialistid. Viimane kontsert

Genialistid. Viimane kontsert 2025

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The concert “Genialists are breaking up” held in Tartu on July 5, 2024 was the first theatrically released concert film by an Estonian band. The mammoth concert, recorded in high quality, broke the 18-year silence for one evening and brought the band in front of an audience one last time to officially break up.

2025

Everybody Is Doing Everything Wrong (New Estonian Punk)

Everybody Is Doing Everything Wrong (New Estonian Punk) 2025

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New Estonian punk is boiling over. A colourful group of bands with overlapping members – Skoone, Avemaria, O.V.M., Keskkool and Spekter – resemble 1980s American West Coast punk (Black Flag, X, Germs, Minor Threat, NOFX and The Cramps, among others) more than the staple acts of our Singing Revolution era. At the heart of this scene are young musicians such as Kalli Talonpoika, Riste Sofie Käär, Fredi-Methos Miller and Villu Tamm.

2025