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Mart Raun

Mart Raun

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Biography

Mart Raun is an Estonian cinematographer, screenwriter and colorist known for Kids of the Night, Kormoranid ehk Nahkpükse ei pesta, Mia & Liki and Distants. Mart Raun studied directing and cinematography in Tallinn university Baltic Film and Media School. From 2005 he started working in the film industry as Storyboard Artist, Camera Assistant and Best Boy. In 2008 he began working as cinematographer on Commercials, TV, Documentaries and Fiction Films. Since 2015 he has also been running and teaching cinematography in international Film programs like KinoEyes and Viewfinder at BFM Tallinn university.

Known For

The Class: Life After
6.6

The Class: Life After is a follow-up to the feature film The Class (Klass) and deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. Each one-hour episode focuses on a different character who survived or witnessed the tragic event. There are kids from the class, their parents, the class teacher, a boy who survived the shooting, and finally, one of the culprits in the very last episode.

The Class: Life After

2010
Deliver Us
5.5

When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Antichrist.

Deliver Us

2023
The Fencer
7.0

Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.

The Fencer

2015
Farts of Fury
5.0

Keiser, the lead singer of a former rock group won't put up with approaching old age and decides to call his old band members together. Keiser's ambition is to return to the big stage with his buddies. Despite the initial resistance of other fellows, Keiser will be successful, at least partly so. It is a fast-paced comedy full of humor and consolation, telling the story about people who despite all obstacles strive for their goal.

Farts of Fury

2011
Kids of the Night
7.5

A film about three sisters who have reached different turning points in their lives. Liis, who has just graduated from high school, discovers that the future planned with her boyfriend is not so certain. Elder sister Karin, the first victim of her parents' expectations, tries to cope in today's sexist business environment. Jane, the youngest of the sisters, tries to resist the pressure of her party animal friend to prove herself as someone who she is not. During one fateful night, secrets and feelings that none of them wanted to admit to themselves before are revealed.

Kids of the Night

2021
FRESH BLOOD: Own and Stranger
N/A

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

FRESH BLOOD: Own and Stranger

2018
Distance
N/A

On a misty sea drifts a lonely boat. While unseen danger lurks in the fog, the boat's motor is out of order and visibility is as clear as the relationship between the two men sitting in the boat. Do they get out of the mist? Or is it already too late?

Distance

2012
Georg
5.7

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.

Georg

2007
The Second Coming
N/A

After a furious battle Thomas doesn't bury his twin brother, hoping for his resurrection.

The Second Coming

2008
Magnus
5.7

Magnus, a handsome teenager, wants to commit suicide and his father tries to change his mind.

Magnus

2008
Mälestuste Maja
N/A

Film about a woman who wishes to sell a house full of painful memories and about a real-estate broker whose life intertwines the woman's life. In a world that seemed to be empty they suddenly notice another person - someone who shares a similar destiny. Nothing takes the past away like the future.

Mälestuste Maja

2008
New Beginnings
6.0

A mover helps a woman to move in with her boyfriend. For the woman, who is searching her place in life, neither this, the next, nor the one after that will be the last time to move.

New Beginnings

2019
They Say Tomatoes Love Rock Music
N/A

Aleksander, an old gentleman, maintains a blooming garden surrounding his old house in a sleepy resort town. Karl, his grandson, spends the summer with him and learns about the ways of the nature. Together with autumn rains arrives Aleksander’s daughter Marju, who hopes to inherit the old man’s house, tear it down and put up a guesthouse on the lot instead.

They Say Tomatoes Love Rock Music

2016
FRESH BLOOD: With the Best Intentions
N/A

Five fresh short films on the theme "With the best intentions" from even fresher Estonian directors.

FRESH BLOOD: With the Best Intentions

2020
To Save a Language
N/A

Linguist Indrek Park has been working with Native American languages for over ten years. The film sees him recording the language of the Mandan tribe, who live in the prairies of North Dakota, on the banks of the Missouri River. The job involves a lot of responsibility, and he is running out of time – his language guide, the 84-year-old Edwin Benson, is the last native speaker of Mandan.

To Save a Language

2020
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N/A

Women don't know what they want. At least Mann doesn't. It's a little silly story about a woman who likes to demonstrate her moods. There's definitely no lack of spontaneity and bravado in her life. Nor men.

Above Clouds

2008
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N/A

A stranger who wanders to a desolate farm is captured and accused of arson. If the man is guilty, it would be fitting to judge over his life right there. But what if the man is innocent?

Justice

2009
Mia & Liki
8.0

It seems the summer will last forever. Sisters Mia and Liki are taking the most out of it, but the signs that something's wrong with the parents, are disturbing their happy life. Girls perceive the changes around them, but can’t comprehend the situation, which causes inexplicable fear and confusion.

Mia & Liki

2021
Journey Home
N/A

Portrait of Eva Toulouze, a polyglot ethnologist and fennougrist who also works as a translator and lecturer.

Journey Home

2025
Homing Beyond
N/A

At the heart of the film is a generation born after Estonia joined the European Union and who decided to go abroad to work, study or explore the world. But years later, returning to Estonia is often not as easy. The new place of residence often offers attractive career prospects and better living conditions, and important close relationships have developed. People fall in love and get married, find new comfort zones and ways to step out of them again. Terje Toomistu's documentary brings to the viewer a story about Estonians with colorful destinies living in different parts of the world, who honestly and openly share their personal stories, thoughts and feelings about migration, belonging and roots.

Homing Beyond

2022