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The Singing Revolution is a 2006 documentary film created by Americans James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty [1] about the nonviolent Singing Revolution in Estonia in which hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly between 1986 and 1991, in an effort to end decades of Soviet occupation. The revolutionary songs they created anchored ...
The Singing Revolution [a] was a series of events from 1987 to 1991 that led to the restoration of independence of the three Soviet-occupied Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania at the end of the Cold War.
The festive procession of the IX Estonian Song Festival, 1928 XIX Song Festival in Soviet-occupied Tallinn, 1980 XXVI Song Festival in 2014 XXVII Song Festival in 2019. The Estonian Song Festival (Estonian: Eesti Üldlaulupidu, or simply laulupidu) held since 1869, is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. [1]
Although his first instrument is guitar, he primarily composes film scores on piano. [2] In an essay about scoring The Singing Revolution (a documentary about Estonian resistance during World War II), Kusiak writes that his "empathetic response to the events depicted" provided the foundation for his work process. [3]
Since 2007, the festival's New Media program IDFA DocLab showcases the best interactive non-fiction storytelling and explores how the digital revolution is reshaping documentary art. [13] In addition to the festival, IDFA has developed several professional activities, contributing to the development of filmmakers and their films at all stages.
This year’s edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) will open with the world premiere of “A Picture to Remember” by Olga Chernykh. The film, which received ...
Directed by Maureen Castle Tusty and executive produced by James Tusty (“The Singing Revolution”) for Sky Films, the film chronicles the journeys of three women who are working to lift their ...
The UK's biggest documentary festival and the third largest in the world. Held annually in June. Slapstick Festival: 2005: Bristol: Special interest: A film festival celebrating silent comedy films, as well as films that feature physical and visual comedy. The End of the Pier International Film Festival: 2002: West Sussex: Special interest