Directing

Gerda Kordemets

Born June 25, 1982 · Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia] (age 44)

Gerda Kordemets (real name Kulli-Kordemets, until 1982 Raud; born on 25 June 1960 Tallinn) is an Estonian theatre and film director, playwright, theatre critic, and culture journalist. In 1986 she graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute in stage managing speciality. From 1985 to 1993 she worked at Eesti Televisioon, being at several offices. From 1995 to 1996 she was the executive editor of …

Known For

The Class

The Class · 2007

An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.

Men

Three male friends decide to travel to Harakasa, a city far from Tallinn because Veikko needs to solve a problem there.

Touched by the Unknown

Touched by the Unknown · 2005

Touched by the Unknown

MovieComedyFantasy

Mati is an assistant in TV studio. Patiently he has waited for his time to become a TV star but seems that he has to wait forever. One day an alien called Tipp is sent on Earth (by its chief Tapp) to find out the purpose of Estonian children's TV show "Tipp and Tapp". Tipp nestles himself inside Mati's brains that leads the man to unpredictable actions.

Judo Boys

Judo Boys · 1987

MovieTV MovieFamily

Estonian tv movie adapted from a children's novel.

ENSV

A comedy-series depicting an Estonian family in 1980s that consists of a rebel-minded grandpa, two siblings, a mother, who is a member of the Soviet Socialist Party, and her lover, who is there, because the real husband is a captain on a foreign-going ship. Aand they have to share their apartment with a true communist and her son, who is an exemplary militiaman.

The Class: Life After

The Class: Life After · 2010

The Class: Life After

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.

Alpine House

Alpine House · 2012

SeriesCrimeDrama

Estonia's women's swimming team is stripped of their Olympic medals because of doping, and a scandal begins. With the help of Martin Kütt, an internationally renowned crisis expert, the team aims to solve the disaster. However, as Martin investigates the doping, it emerges that even government officials are involved in the affair.

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The Class

The Class · 2007

An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.

Studio Teacher

Men

Three male friends decide to travel to Harakasa, a city far from Tallinn because Veikko needs to solve a problem there.

Director

Touched by the Unknown

Touched by the Unknown · 2005

Touched by the Unknown

MovieComedyFantasy

Mati is an assistant in TV studio. Patiently he has waited for his time to become a TV star but seems that he has to wait forever. One day an alien called Tipp is sent on Earth (by its chief Tapp) to find out the purpose of Estonian children's TV show "Tipp and Tapp". Tipp nestles himself inside Mati's brains that leads the man to unpredictable actions.

Producer

Judo Boys

Judo Boys · 1987

MovieTV MovieFamily

Estonian tv movie adapted from a children's novel.

Assistant Director

ENSV

A comedy-series depicting an Estonian family in 1980s that consists of a rebel-minded grandpa, two siblings, a mother, who is a member of the Soviet Socialist Party, and her lover, who is there, because the real husband is a captain on a foreign-going ship. Aand they have to share their apartment with a true communist and her son, who is an exemplary militiaman.

Producer

The Class: Life After

The Class: Life After · 2010

The Class: Life After

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.

Script Consultant

Alpine House

Alpine House · 2012

SeriesCrimeDrama

Estonia's women's swimming team is stripped of their Olympic medals because of doping, and a scandal begins. With the help of Martin Kütt, an internationally renowned crisis expert, the team aims to solve the disaster. However, as Martin investigates the doping, it emerges that even government officials are involved in the affair.

Director