And the next week, she donated her last twenty euros to the Estonian Film Institute's digitisation fund. Because some treasures, she realised, are worth paying for.
Siin on põhjalik ülevaade parimatest kohtadest, kus saad nautida kodumaist filmivaramut ilma sentigi maksmata. Parimad platvormid tasuta Eesti filmide vaatamiseks Film | Videoarhiiv - ERR Arhiiv eesti filmid tasuta
Her professor, the stern Dr. Kask, had been explicit: "No pirated sites, Marta. If I catch you downloading from a dodgy Russian tracker, you fail. Use the national archives. Use the public libraries. Be creative. This is Estonia—we digitise everything. The question is whether you can find it." And the next week, she donated her last
The list was smaller than she'd hoped—about 200 films—but it included "Sügisball" (in low resolution), "Tühirand" (Empty Beach), and "Vasaku jala reede" (Left Foot Friday). He also showed her www.filmmuseum.ee where, under "Digital Collections," the museum had uploaded hundreds of historical newsreels, propaganda films from the Soviet era, and amateur travelogues. Parimad platvormid tasuta Eesti filmide vaatamiseks Film |
There was "Siin me oleme!" (Here We Are!), a 1979 comedy. There was "Kallis härra Q" (Dear Mister Q). She found "Meeletu" (Mindless) and the full series of "Üks muhe tüüp" . But the classics? "Kevade" was listed but said "Video not available in your region" —she was in Estonia! How could it not be available?