Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025

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Choose Earth: Wood Wide Web (Country: US, Italy; Year: 2025; Director: Anne de Carbuccia)
Anne de Carbuccia journeys from the Amazon rainforest to the woodlands of Estonia to uncover silent connections and the threats they now face.
The End Of Quiet (Country: Sweden, Denmark; Year: 2025; Director: Kasper Bisgaard, Mikael Lypinski; Writer: Kasper Bisgaard, Mikael Lypinski)
A meditative documentary that offers a glimpse into one of the few inhabited places on Earth where Wi-Fi and phone signals are not allowed to reach.
Fission (Spaltung) (Country: Germany; Year: 2025; Director: Anton Yaremchuk, João Pedro Prado)
Is nuclear power the future or not?
Hydrogen - Revolution Or Illusion (Wasserstoff - Revolution oder Illusion?) (Country: Germany, Italy, Norway; Year: 2025; Director: Andreas Pichler)
Can green hydrogen technology solve future energy problems, or is the hydrogen hype just a bluff by the industry?
A Life Illuminated (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Tasha Van Zandt; Writer: Tasha Van Zandt; Stars: Edith Widder)
Renowned marine biologist Dr. Edith Widder embarks on an extraordinary journey into the magical world of deep sea bioluminescence.
Melt (Country: Austria; Year: 2025; Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter)
Documentary captures the beauty of Earth’s frozen landscapes and the people living among them.
Rocket Girl (Country: US, Sweden, Poland; Year: 2025; Director: Agnes Swiercz)
A 16-year-old navigates womanhood in modern America while attempting to build the perfect rocket.
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