Mattias Veermets

Karit, Doris, Joonas and Fred are ordinary Estonian young people. They are graduating from 12th grade and taking steps toward independence. There are many options and it's quite difficult to make choices. This is the story of one generation, a film about growing up in today's Estonia. The film is a continuation of the documentary "Time Is Here" made 12 years ago, in which we watched the first school year of these same kids.

The documentary portrays the acclaimed Song Festival conductor and music teacher Lydia Rahula. She has inspired the kids to love music for over five decades. However, her life's work is the Tallinn Boys' Choir. Besides vocal training, she has also raised generations of boys to be a gentleman. Thanks to her, many Estonian men are much better men. It's unbelievable that Lydia is in her seventies. She is extremely vital and full of energy. It is no problem for her even to have a football match with the boys. After all, age is nothing but a number, and she proves it. The film's culmination is the Estonian Song Festival in 2019, one of the largest choral events in the world, where Lydia is conducting the united boys' choirs.

Renowned architect Raul Vaiksoo still doesn't have a cell phone, he doesn't drive, and he refuses to hurry. Raul believes that the divine touch is only gained through work.

Renowned architect Raul Vaiksoo still doesn't have a cell phone, he doesn't drive, and he refuses to hurry. Raul believes that the divine touch is only gained through work.

Composer and pianist Rein Rannap’s contribution to Estonian music is priceless, but his personality is very complex and contradictory. In numerous TV shows, viewers have met exactly the Rannap that he chooses to show them at that very moment.

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.

스마트폰 없이 할머니 집에 남겨진 아이들은 지루해 죽을 지경이다. 따분해하는 손주들에게 할머니가 할 일을 마련해 준다. 주인이 시키는 일은 무엇이든 다 해 주는 ‘크라트’라는 마법의 존재가 있다는 얘기도 해 한다. 아이들은 크라트를 불러내는 방법을 발견하자마자 망설임 없이 실행한다. 방법은 간단하다. 악마에게서 영혼을 하나 사면 된다.

Six fresh short films on the topic "Own and Stranger" from even more fresh Estonian directors.

June 14, 1941, 3 a.m. Over 40000 people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are deported by Soviets to Siberia. Among them is a philosophy student Erna, a happily married mother of a little girl. Separated from her husband Erna and her daughter are dispatched together with other women and children to remote Siberian territories. Despite hunger, fear and brutal humiliation Erna never in next fifteen years loses her sense of freedom and hope of returning to homeland. The story is inspired by real events.