The Singing Revolution

The Singing Revolution (2006)

A single nation. A million voices. An unstoppable dream.

  • Genre: Documentary, History, Music
  • Release Date: 2006-12-01
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 10 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Sky Films
  • Production Country: United States of America, Estonia
  • Directors: James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty.
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Summary

Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1986 and 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. During those years, hundreds of thousands gathered in public to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to rally for independence. "The young people, without any political party, and without any politicians, just came together ... not only tens of thousands but hundreds of thousands ... to gather and to sing and to give this nation a new spirit," remarks Mart Laar, a Singing Revolution leader featured in the film and the first post-Soviet Prime Minister of Estonia. "This was the idea of the Singing Revolution." James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty's "The Singing Revolution" tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom--and helped topple an empire along the way.

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  • Linda Hunt

    as Self - Narrator
  • Heiki Ahonen

    as Self
  • Mari-Ann Kelam

    as Self
  • Tunne Kelam

    as Self
  • Mart Laar

    as Self
  • Marju Lauristin

    as Self
  • Ivo Linna

    as Self
  • Tiia-Ester Loitme

    as Self
  • Lagle Parek

    as Self
  • Arnold Rüütel

    as Self
  • Ingrid Rüütel

    as Self
  • Edgar Savisaar

    as Self
  • Imre Sooäär

    as Self
  • Hirvo Surva

    as Self
  • Heinz Valk

    as Self
  • Trivimi Velliste

    as Self
  • Vaino Väljas

    as Self
  • Gustav Ernesaks

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Alo Mattiisen

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Lennart Meri

    as Self (archive footage)
Camera Rein Kotov Assistant Camera
Lighting Uno Lahtein Electrician
Editing Ron Heidt Editor
Production David B. Thayer Associate Producer
Production Steve Jurvetson Executive Producer
Production Anu Uibo Producer's Assistant
Camera Jeremy Leach Camera Operator
Camera Rein Pruul Camera Operator
Production Katlin Jensen Associate Producer
Camera Chris Szwedo Camera Operator
Sound Richard Bock Sound Mixer
Production Karla Jurvetson Executive Producer
Production Artur Talvik Producer
Directing James Tusty Director
Editing Mike Majoros Editor
Writing Maureen Castle Tusty Writer
Directing Maureen Castle Tusty Director
Camera Miguelangel Aponte-Rios Director of Photography
Production Piret Tibbo-Hudgins Producer
Sound John Kusiak Original Music Composer
Production Maureen Castle Tusty Producer
Writing James Tusty Writer
Production James Tusty Producer
Production Thor Halvorssen Producer
Writing Mike Majoros Writer
Production Bestor Cram Producer

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