Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition

In difficult times the Baltic countries stand united, yet each film speaks in its own voice. Eleven competition titles – eleven journeys that move from laughter to sorrow, from grand visions to intimate truths. An invitation to immerse yourself in the creative reality of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

A Goodnight Kiss

A Goodnight Kiss

Have you ever wondered who inspired Arvo Pärt’s legendary piece “Für Alina”?

Local title
Irenale
Title in Russian
Ирена
Director
Giedrė Žickytė
Country
Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria
BIX Almost Nirvana

BIX Almost Nirvana

The rock band BIX tastes freedom after the fall of the Berlin Wall!

Local title
BIX nagu Nirvana
Title in Russian
BIX: почти Нирвана
Director
Emilis Vėlyvis
Country
Lithuania
Happiness is living in our land

Happiness is living in our land

O behold – Tallinn’s burning. Tallinn’s burning.

Local title
Õnn on elada me maal
Title in Russian
Счастье жить на нашей земле
Director
Indrek Spungin
Country
Estonia
Holy Destructors

Holy Destructors

A daring display of fungi, coffins, and crypts reveals the remarkable work of bioarchaeologists and restorers.

Local title
Pühad hävitajad
Title in Russian
Микрокосмос плесени и грибов
Director
Aistė Žegulytė
Country
Lithuania, France, Latvia
Laguna

Laguna

Legendary Lithuanian auteur Šarūnas Bartas transforms unbearable personal loss into a work of rare cinematic intimacy.

Local title
Laguun
Title in Russian
Лагуна
Director
Sharunas Bartas
Country
Lithuania, France
Lost Stars of the Horoscope

Lost Stars of the Horoscope

Learning to survive: Ukrainian children in Estonia.

Local title
Kadunud tähed
Title in Russian
Потерявшиеся звёздочки
Director
Katrina Lehismäe
Country
Estonia
My Family and Other Clowns

My Family and Other Clowns

Life is complicated when your parents are world-famous clowns, Piip and Tuut.

Local title
Minu pere ja muud klounid
Title in Russian
Моя семья и другие клоуны
Director
Heilika Pikkov, Liina Särkinen
Country
Estonia
Not Made For Politics

Not Made For Politics

As women lead Belarus’s fight for freedom, a filmmaker in exile confronts fear and finds her voice.

Local title
Süsteemist väljas
Title in Russian
Вне системы
Director
Volia Chajkouskaya
Country
Estonia, France, USA
Scarecrows

Scarecrows

Behind every take-off at Riga Airport lies a hidden world where humans and wildlife share the same runway.

Local title
Hernehirmutised
Title in Russian
Пугала
Director
Laila Pakalnina
Country
Latvia, Lithuania
The Last Will

The Last Will

A vanished urn turns a Soviet dream of Paris into a detective tale where even death can’t silence a poet’s mischief.

Local title
Viimane tahe
Title in Russian
Последняя воля
Director
Jānis Ābele
Country
Latvia
Time to the Target

Time to the Target

A city far from the front, yet marked by war: Mansky reveals Lviv’s daily struggle that mirrors Europe’s own fears.

Local title
Aeg sihtmärgini
Title in Russian
Время до цели
Director
Vitaly Mansky
Country
Latvia, Czechia, Ukraine