It was their means of keeping their Estonian identity alive when they needed it the most. Reet has been involved with EstDocs as jury member. To see the trailer dial up keepersoftheloom.ca.
Finland's Unofficial Policy (The Estonian title: Tuglas Society: Five important days)
Director: Arto Koskinen
Year: 2013
Length: 57 minutes
Led by the first Estonian president who was then foreign minister, Lennart Meri, before Estonia became free the Tuglas Society based in Finland (controlled by the Estonian Soviet government) and to promote Estonian identity outside the curtain. On August 19, 1991 Russian President Mihhail Gorbachev was heard to have been deposed and Estonians were worried about what was going to happen next. Meri swung into action playing a very intricate game of political chess. The result was that Estonia became free. The rest is history.
Makers of Food: Historical Estonian Food Businesses in Toronto
Director: Kaisa Pitsi
Year: 2014
Length: 41 minutes
Another piece of Estonian history in the diaspora, this time the making of food. Estonian food shops, meat shops like Poko Meats and bakeries like Viking Bakery and A.Amjarv fine sweets woven into the history of Estonians in Toronto. Most enjoyable going back in history.
