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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2026

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Baltic UXO (Country: Lithuania, Germany, Latvia; Year: 2026; Director: Alexander Belinski, Agnė Dovydaitytė; Writer: Alexander Belinski, Agnė Dovydaitytė)
The problem of unexploded military munitions that were dumped into the Baltic after the Second World War.
Baltic premiere
Ice, Men And A Starling (Jää, mehed ja kuldnokk) (Country: Estonia; Year: 2026; Director: Mihkel Oksmann)
On the frozen waters of Hiiumaa, 87-year-old Vello Jürjo, a legendary figure in the world of ice sailing, begins building his very last iceboat.
World premiere
I Want To Be Human (noriu būt žmogum) (Country: Lithuania; Year: 2026; Director: Rinaldas Tomaševičius; Writer: Rinaldas Tomaševičius)
Documentary about life a inside a high-security Lithuanian prison.
World premiere
Living On (Gyventi) (Country: Lithuania, Ukraine; Year: 2026; Director: Nerijus Milerius; Writer: Nerijus Milerius)
The director volunteered to drive cars carrying medical aid to Ukraine’s frontlines. Between August 2024 and June 2026, he documented his experiences on fifteen dangerous missions using his own equipment.
World premiere
Memory From The Sea (Po audros) (Country: Lithuania; Year: 2026; Director: Francesco Rufini; Writer: Francesco Rufini, Indrė Bručkutė; Stars: Arūnas Želvys)
Documentary following an elderly fisherman whose catch is becoming scarcer and who collects amber from the beach to make jewellery.
World premiere
The Perfect (Täiuslikud) (Country: Estonia; Year: 2026; Director: Laura Liventaal)
A portrait of female dancers across generations and the sacrifices ballet demands.
World premiere
La Pieta (Country: Spain, Iceland, Lithuania; Year: 2026; Director: Rafa Molés, Pepe Andreu)
At the foot of Europe’s largest glacier, seven Icelandic siblings once lived in deliberate isolation, dedicating their lives to observing ice and nature long before climate change had a name. Documentary blending observation with found footage.
Riga My Love (Riia mu arm) (Country: Latvia; Year: 2026; Director: Karolina Peterson)
After five years studying in Tallinn, artist Karolina Peterson (aka Kara Popicon) returns to her hometown of Riga. Expecting a fun-filled reunion with the city of her youth, she instead finds herself feeling like a stranger in her own native city.
To Die To Live (Country: Latvia, Ukraine, Slovakia; Year: 2026; Director: Yuliia Hontaruk; Writer: Yuliia Hontaruk)
In 2014, three young men with no military experience whatsoever volunteered to go to the front line in eastern Ukraine. They spent two years there, near Donetsk, Luhansk and Shirokyne. Then they returned home and tried to live like ordinary people again: work, family, evenings with friends. But they cannot quite manage it.
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