Leonhard Lapin. Process

Leonhard Lapin. Process 2020

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This film portraits Leonhard Lapin, who becomes one of the most outstanding avant-garde artists on the Soviet Estonian art and architecture scene. Lapin is especially inspired by pre-war Estonian funk architecture and Russian constructivists. In contrast, the bleak mass production on the actual building arena provokes protest and anger. He finds many like-minded people, and his artistic circle of friends is diverse and active. Several groups grow out of Lapin’s inner circle, among them the legendary group of architects that the Finnish architect Komonen started calling ‘the Tallinn school’. The rebel Lapin becomes the leading avant-garde artist of Soviet Estonia, whose diverse portfolio includes paintings, graphics and architectural drawings, architectonic works and architectural projects, performances and happenings, writings and poetry, and his own theory of architecture and colour. His fiery temper gets him into conflicts with the authorities as well as passionate human relations.

2020

Mokatubakas

Mokatubakas 1970

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Low IQ lad named Fuuskur tries to find perfect formula for his homemade snus.

1970

Redemption

Redemption 1970

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A minimalist drama about the war from the point of view of the loser.

1970

My Estonia

My Estonia 2005

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Estonia can be cursorily viewed in several ways - either as a tiny periphery state or a border country. But there is also another way - to go deeper into the country while truly perceiving it. Here a totally different layer opens up. This documentary is an inventory of an Estonian spirit before heading towards the superficial Postmodernism era. This is the story of our country, the way it actually is, the way we see it. A sensitive and an intelligent place with its stories and facts. Sometimes familiar, sometimes strange. Not gone yet. It is a country designed by the joint forces of the icecap and singing.

2005

Alo. The Immortal

Alo. The Immortal 2016

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

2016

Suletud linna pioneerid

Suletud linna pioneerid 2024

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The film is about Tartu and its enormous capacity for innovation over the decades. Tartu vs Tallinn characterizes the theme of the film that tells the story of how the Western world came to Estonia.

2024

Woven Together In Time

Woven Together In Time 2023

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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?

2023

Face to Face

Face to Face 2023

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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.

2023

Island of Multitude

Island of Multitude 2023

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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.

2023

Two hearts

Two hearts 2023

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Documental film about Estonian Equestrian Sport. The last 100 years of equestrian sport.

2023

Togg

Togg 2022

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

2022

Tallinn 1944

Tallinn 1944 1944

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Tallinn after the March bombing, filmed in April and May 1944.

1944

Cufufu

Cufufu 2022

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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.

2022

Estcoy-8

Estcoy-8 2022

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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.

2022

Erakpoeet Marko Kompus

Erakpoeet Marko Kompus 2005

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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.

2005