Kalju Kivi

Meelis, a modern countryman in search of his lost dog, comes upon a village where a mysterious crime has taken place. While trying to figure out the truth behind the strange events, a growing suspicion tempts to claim another victim.

Jussi Ketola, returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, where cruelty seems to know no end, his only dream is to return to his family cost it what it may. Hope dies last.

1939年、独ソ不可侵条約が両国の間で結ばれて間もなく、ドイツがポーランドに侵攻して第2次世界大戦が勃発。ソ連も東欧に侵攻し、翌1940年、エストニア等のバルト3国を併合するが、1941年、ドイツは不可侵条約を破ってソ連との戦いに踏み切り、独ソ戦が始まることに。1944年、ともにエストニア人の2人の若者のうち、カールはソ連の赤軍、そしてユーリはドイツ軍の一員として、戦場で向き合う運命と相成る。

Watchmaker controls the time, but the mouse living in the watchmaker's workshop controls the clocks... This is a film about time and its ephemeral nature.

The main character, Helmi, is born into the house of Baron von Strandmann in Old-Town Tallinn, in 1908. The only thing that she knows for sure about her past is that her mother was an Estonian servant girl. Everything else is a discovery during a life that runs the course of a century - a life that has quite a lot of surprises in store for Helmi. In this house she finds happiness and suffering, passion and disappointment. She grows up alongside young Erik and waits for her big love to blossom. But one floor down lives projectionist Julius - a man who is far from indifferent when it comes to Helmi. All of the biggest historical events of the century leave their mark on the house. Its hardwood floors have born soldiers' gruff boots and gentleman's shiny oxfords. Its walls have held the fates of people from far and near, foreigners and locals. Helmi's home becomes a German salon, a revolution museum, and a working class commune. And as freedom comes, real estate crooks start sniffing ...

Unforgettable melodies, unique timbre and a memorable, soul-stirring voice. A mystery for women and authority for men, his talent was revered by the highest ranks of the Soviet Union and millions of ordinary people. Georg Ots took the stage when a huge country was recovering from the horrors of war, and his voice returned them faith in a bright future. Few people know what his life was really like.

On one summer evening, four strangers are brought together by a mysterious murder. A case which at first seems like a regular crime investigation turns out to be something more - a tale of love, alienation and new hope.

Based on an acclaimed 1935 novel about the War of Liberation (1918-1920) that ensured Estonia's independence, the film tells about a group of young schoolboys heading to the front to fight the army of Soviet Russia.

Based on an acclaimed 1935 novel about the War of Liberation (1918-1920) that ensured Estonia's independence, the film tells about a group of young schoolboys heading to the front to fight the army of Soviet Russia.

This modern western depicting juvenile crime takes as its theme the struggle of an individual against a vicious circle of violence. The spiral of violence and revenge is only broken when one person conquers himself and refuses to continue the vendetta. Siim, a 14-year old who grew up in the streets, is only spared the violence because he has a natural antipathy to it. Ultimately he too is caught up in the fighting when he tries to save money for his girlfriend's Christmas gift and the cash is stolen.

This modern western depicting juvenile crime takes as its theme the struggle of an individual against a vicious circle of violence. The spiral of violence and revenge is only broken when one person conquers himself and refuses to continue the vendetta. Siim, a 14-year old who grew up in the streets, is only spared the violence because he has a natural antipathy to it. Ultimately he too is caught up in the fighting when he tries to save money for his girlfriend's Christmas gift and the cash is stolen.

A film about the influence of society on the life of an individual. We can follow the career of one life from childhood to maturity; from the pioneer scarves and Soviet Army to family responsibilities. We can see how a man, whose personality is eliminated and who is thrown from a well-organized world of rules and regulations into another system, is barely able to find himself in the new circumstances. (sourced from: https://www.nukufilm.ee/en/arhiiv/humachinoid/)

A film about the influence of society on the life of an individual. We can follow the career of one life from childhood to maturity; from the pioneer scarves and Soviet Army to family responsibilities. We can see how a man, whose personality is eliminated and who is thrown from a well-organized world of rules and regulations into another system, is barely able to find himself in the new circumstances. (sourced from: https://www.nukufilm.ee/en/arhiiv/humachinoid/)

Short animation with glass by Kalju Kivi

Short animation with glass by Kalju Kivi

Short animation with glass by Kalju Kivi