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FirstoccupiedbytheSovietsin1939,thenbytheNazis,andthenbytheSovietsagain,Estonialivedthroughdecadesofterror.BytheendofWorldWarII,morethanone-quarterofthepopulationhadbeendeportedtoSiberia,beenexecuted,orhadfledthecountry.MusicsustainedtheEstonianpeopleduringthoseyears,andwassuchacrucialpartoftheirstruggleforfreedomthattheirsuccessfulbidforindependenceisknownastheSingingRevolution.TheSingingRevolutionisthefirstfilmtotellthishistoricallyvitaltale.“ThisisastorythathasnotbeentoldoutsideEstonia,”saidfilmmakerJamesTusty,whoisofEstoniandescent.“Wefeltitwastimetherestoftheworldknewoftheamazingeventsthathappenedhere.”In1999,Tustyandhiswifeandco-producerMaureenlivedinTallinn,Estonia,whileteachingfilmproductionatanEstonianUniversity.TheexperiencesparkedtheirinterestintheSingingRevolution,andin2001theyreturnedtoEstoniatoteachandalsotobeginthemeticulousresearchthatwouldanchortheirdocumentary.Tomakethefilm,theTustysinterviewedmorethanfortymovementleaders,Estonianstatesmen,andaveragecitizens.Theyalsocombedthrougharchivesaroundtheworld...unearthingrare,forgottenfootageoflifeunderSovietrule.Fouryearsinthemaking,TheSingingRevolutionisamoving,intenselyhumantestamenttothesustainingpowerofhopeandthemotivatingstrengthofsong.Thefilmreflectstheindomitablehumandriveforpersonalfreedom,politicalindependence,andself-determination.TheSingingRevolutionwasproducedbyMountainViewProductionswithAllfilmandNorthernLightProductions,andinassociationwiththeU.S.-BalticFoundation,TheEstonianAmericanNationalCouncil,andtheMovingPictureInstitute.TheexecutiveproducersareSteveandKarlaJurvetson.TheproducersaretheTustys,BestorCram,PiretTibbo-Hudgins,andArturTalvik.ThedirectorsaretheTustysandMikeMajoros.ThefilmwaseditedbyMikeMajorosandwrittenbyMajorosandtheTustys.
