The Singing Revolution has had a fantastic run this week at Manhattan's Village East City Cinemas--so much so that the theater has held the film over until Christmas day. Last weekend, The Singing Revolution was the #9 movie in the country on a per-screen basis--which is really saying something when you consider that it was only showing on one screen and was competing with over 3,500 other films.
Be sure to see this film if you haven't--it's touching, it's inspiring, and it's also immensely educational, not only about Estonian history, but also about how freedom works and how much people will risk to secure it. As the Hollywood Reporter says, "Few true-life tales of nationalist pride are as moving. ... Using copious amounts of fascinating archival footage as well as extensive interviews with numerous figures associated with the movement, [the film] provides an uplifting depiction of vitally important political ends achieved via nonviolent means."