Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Watch the trailer for James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty's documentary The Singing Revolution, an inspiring account of Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union.
PRODUCED & OWNED BY SKY FILMS INC. 2008
James Tusty Producer | Director | Co-Writer
Maureen Castle Tusty Producer | Director | Co-Writer
Kings Place film screening Sat 26 Mar: bit.ly/SingingRevolution-KP
Sounds of Estonia: bit.ly/SoundsEstonia-KP
Sky Films: skyfilmsinc.com
The Singing Revolution
Most people don’t think about singing when they think about revolution. But song was the weapon of choice when Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. The Singing Revolution is an inspiring account of one nation’s dramatic rebirth. It is the story of humankind’s irrepressible drive for freedom and self-determination.
The Singing Revolution shares how, between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly to sing forbidden patriotic songs and share protest speeches, risking their lives to proclaim their desire for independence. While violence and bloodshed was the unfortunate end result in other occupied nations of the USSR, the revolutionary songs of the Estonians anchored their struggle for freedom, which was ultimately accomplished without the loss of a single life.
Watch the trailer for James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty's documentary The Singing Revolution, an inspiring account of Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union.
PRODUCED & OWNED BY SKY FILMS INC. 2008
James Tusty Producer | Director | Co-Writer
Maureen Castle Tusty Producer | Director | Co-Writer
Kings Place film screening Sat 26 Mar: bit.ly/SingingRevolution-KP
Sounds of Estonia: bit.ly/SoundsEstonia-KP
Sky Films: skyfilmsinc.com
The Singing Revolution
Most people don’t think about singing when they think about revolution. But song was the weapon of choice when Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. The Singing Revolution is an inspiring account of one nation’s dramatic rebirth. It is the story of humankind’s irrepressible drive for freedom and self-determination.
The Singing Revolution shares how, between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly to sing forbidden patriotic songs and share protest speeches, risking their lives to proclaim their desire for independence. While violence and bloodshed was the unfortunate end result in other occupied nations of the USSR, the revolutionary songs of the Estonians anchored their struggle for freedom, which was ultimately accomplished without the loss of a single life.
