The Singing Revolution (2006)
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.
Directors: James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty.
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Linda Hunt as Self - Narrator |
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Heiki Ahonen as Self |
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Mari-Ann Kelam as Self |
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Tunne Kelam as Self |
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Mart Laar as Self |
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Marju Lauristin as Self |
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Ivo Linna as Self |
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Tiia-Ester Loitme as Self |
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Lagle Parek as Self |
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Arnold Rüütel as Self |
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Ingrid Rüütel as Self |
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Edgar Savisaar as Self |
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Imre Sooäär as Self |
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Hirvo Surva as Self |
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Heinz Valk as Self |
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Trivimi Velliste as Self |
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Vaino Väljas as Self |
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Gustav Ernesaks as Self (archive footage) |
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Alo Mattiisen as Self (archive footage) |
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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 |
