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The Fire of a Nation

Original title (in Estonian): "Ühe rahva tuli"

2015 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Elisa Avik

This film is focusing on the Estonian nation, concentrating on the journey of Song and Dance festival’s fire.
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Inside the Tribal Experience Transmedia Project

BFM Crossmedia Production (MA)

2014 | Students film, Documentary, Advertising/Promotion | Director: Nansy Mass, Kadri-Liis Piirsalu

Inside the Tribal Experience is an immersive online experience that explores the Estonian tradition of singing- and Song Celebrations through the voices and ideas of Estonians. The online experience combines together documentary videos, interviews, photos, user generated content, soundscapes and interactive data on an HTML5 site.

Inside the Tribal Experience project gives an opportunity to explore the true nature of Estonians as a tribe and the singing tradition that they carry. The project will give the user an opportunity to dig deeper and learn about the sacred rituals and traditions of the Estonian tribe while being entertained and educated at the same time. The project is an online experience that explores the different traditions of the singing tribe, by combining together videos, interviews, photos, soundscapes and interactive data on a HTML5 Hub-site, which is a prototype. This prototype is accompanied by an audio-visual trailer that presents ...
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To Breathe as One

Original title: Üheshingamine

2013 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Maureen Castle Tusty
Ühe filmi lugu

2007 | Documentary, Making of | Director: Enn Säde
The Singing Revolution

Original title: Laulev revolutsioon

2006 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Maureen Castle Tusty, James Tusty

American film directors James Trusty and Maureen Castle Tusty regard Estonian Singing Revolution as the turning point of European history.

Compendious treatment about Estonian contemporary history and the SInging Revolution. Despite the fact that the documentary focuses on the process of Estonia regaining its independence in 1987-1991, the film also looks back to occupation of Estonia and the decades that followed the event. Lots of archival film materials have been used. We can see people who participated in the events and influenced the course of these events - politicians, conductors of song festivals, dissidents and regular citizens. The filmmakers emphasize the tradition of song festivals and the unique experience of a nation to sing themselves into freedom without violence. Documentary ...
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The singing nation

Original title: Laulurahvas

2004 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Andri Luup

The singing celebration of Estonian nation and two different points of view to the big event.

Representatives of two opposite sides meet - Heinrich who is a fan of choral singing and who aims at preserving traditions; and a group of friends called "United People". Traditional patriotic choral music is opposed by sociocritical rap music. Heinrich believes that choral singing is the mother of Estonian nation. For "United People", the most important thing is individual musical expression. What comes from the heart of an individual will reach to the heart of another individual. Both representatives have dedicated themselves to music. In their own way, both are right.
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Eesti laul

1990 | Popular Sciences | Director: Vallo Kepp
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Bees of Sound

Title in Estonian: Heli mesilased

1987 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

Heli Teppo, music teacher of Rõuge basic school and her pupil Andres Piigli express their thoughts and emotions about the youth song celebration in 1987.

Gustav Ernesaks once greeted the young participants in song celebration: "Welcome, you vivacious bees of sound! You have gathered, note by note, the honey of song to our joint honeycomb of song with such hard work and care!" Music teacher Heli Teppo and Andres Piigli, pupil of Rõuge basic school, express their memories about the youth song celebration in 1987, that brought a new swarm of bees of song to the song festival ground. They are interviewed by Lehte Hainsalu.
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8th Latvian Song Festival in Toronto 6 July 1986 1/2

Title in Estonian: Kanada lätlaste 8. laulupidu Torontos 1/2

1986 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

The procession of the song festival of expatriate Latvians in Canada held in central Toronto on July 6, 1986.

The procession of the 8th song festival of expatriate Latvians in Canada, held in central Toronto on July 6, 1986. The festival is dedicated to the 750th anniversary of the Battle of Saule. The brass band leads the procession, followed by choirs and dance groups, everyone wearing Latvian national costumes. Latvian groups from USA (from Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, NYC etc.) have joined the Canadian Latvians. The celebrating mood of performers is spreading also to the people in the street, they are saluting and greeting the procession. Brass band is playing, songs in Latvian are being sung here and there, ...
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8th Latvian Song Festival in Toronto on 6 July 1986 2/2

Title in Estonian: Kanada lätlaste 8. laulupidu Torontos 2/2

1986 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

The second part of the 8th Song Festival of expatriate Latvians in Canada in Toronto, July 6, 1986.

The second part of the 8th Song Festival of expatriate Latvians in Canada, held in Toronto on July 6, 1986. The final frames of the song festival's procession: the last participants, mostly young schoolchildren's folk dance groups heading towards the building where the song festival concerts are being held. The facade of the building says: "July 5 & 6 Latvian concert". Concertgoers are waiting in a queue behind the door, one elderly lady in national costume proudly demonstrates the large brooch attached to her scarf. Views from the exhibition of Latvian art presenting paintings, graphic art, sculptures and applied art. ...
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