Estonia Movies

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...

A documentary film about the conductor Tõnu Kaljuste and his crazy idea of building an opera house on Naissaar; an island, which till now has no regular ferry line, no electricity and only one permanent resident.

A portrait film about one of the brightest legends of Estonian pop music, Marju Länik. How did Marju's nearly forty-year-long successful and glamorous stage career begin and what kind of life does she live in today's Estonia?

A simple mans life who lives very close to the Estonian main transportation railroad. The constant vibrations that slowly disintegrate his house and the incredible loud noise are just a few things he has to deal with.

Three orchestrated journeys to the hitherto unknown dimensions of a kitchen in the morning.

National Song Festival and rap / hip hop. Is it same kind of music?

You don't have to know someone for long to feel their mark on your life. Sometimes all it takes is a few minutes or an hour to make a difference. Even those who pass through our lives only for a short time can later turn out to be as important as the loved one...

It is the monodrama of a white-white paper.

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.

“Linear” is a dance film that conveys misunderstandings and crossing paths between people. Seemingly linear paths can intertwine with others, and anything can emerge from a sudden meeting. Random collisions show that we do not live alone but in parallel with o...

Lost film. The five-episode silent film was shot in Tartu and it was ambitiously called as „the first Estonian art drama“ by its producers. Nothing is known about the contents of the film since it is not preserved. It may have imitated the popular Russian dram...

Books are special. Magical. Wonderful. They hide the world that cannot be seen with the naked eye. They become visible only in you. You just have to know how to look. The animated film “Through the Gate of Wonders” takes the viewer on a journey into the magica...

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.

With a few exceptions, the film consists of picturesque vistas, as referred in the title. What brings the snapshots to life is the beauty of nature -- springtime Southern Estonian landscape. The film introduces Vällamägi, Haanja, the 318-metre Munamäe Hill, La...

A series of short winter scenes.

I grew up in Estonia in a swamp forest called Kõverdama. At the moment Kõverdama is being prepared to be cut down by a mining company. The film consists of broken and incomplete 3D scans of beings from Kõverdama. They tell stories of the place that used to be,...

Short film about a sinister puzzle.

Seal hunters J. Prants, E. Aaslepp, V. Aaslepp and A. Aaslepp travel from Aksi Island to the Gulf of Finland on a fishing trip. Travel between ice floes, pulling the boat on the ice. Catching seal pups. Hunting seals on the ice. Dinner and rest on the boat.

The plot involves nothing else but drinking a bottle of vodka and watching a porn movie.