I've received a few emails asking if "The Singing Revolution" is appropriate for children to see. Many people would like to share this story with their families and young children. Although this is such a personal judgment, I'll offer what I can as the mother of a two year old...
We've just been contacted by the theater in Philadelphia and they want to change the date of the film opening (which was scheduled for this Friday, 4/18). There are 13 major films opening there that weekend, they don't want our film to get lost in the frenzy. The good news is they think our film has real potential (based on the results in other cities!) so they want it to have a real shot. The bad news is we have to let everyone know asap. We hope to have the new date finalized by Monday and will let everyone know as best we can! Thanks for your understanding!
The Singing Revolution premiered at the Spectrum Theatre in Albany, NY last Friday evening to a packed, sold out audience! There wasn't an open seat in the entire theatre...and some folks who showed up late...actually had to wait in line for the next show!
Two classes from the Queens Vocational and Technical High School (teachers Iwona Wasilewski and Robert Schimenz) with filmmakers Jim & Maureen Tusty at the Village East on opening day in NYC.
The Singing Revolution will open on April 18th at the Landmark E Street Cinema in Washington, DC! (Click here for theater info: http://www.singingrevolution.com/cgi-local/screenings.cgi).
How it works for films such as this is that we're booked for 1 week, and if lots of people show up they hold us over for another week, then another week, and so on. So let's try and have a repeat of the success in NYC -- held over for 4 weeks. (Hey, even if it only plays on weekends we'll take it, and theaters only care about full theaters and that's what we gave them in NYC!)
This also happens to be the weekend of the U.S.-Baltic Foundation's annual gala, with honored guest Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (nice coincidence! ;) ). So let's make the most of the Baltic buzz in DC that week! (http://www.usbaltic.org/gala2008.php)
We have theaters in several other cities as well, we're just trying to lock down the exact opening dates. March/April/May will be big months for releases. The film will be coming to: SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO, BOSTON, SEATTLE, PORTLAND,OR, CHICAGO, TORONTO, VANCOUVER and many more cities, we'll keep you posted....
The film release in NYC has finally come to a close, after being held over for four weeks! We're thrilled so many came out to see the film and spread the word.
We're currently booking theaters in many other cities in the U.S. and Canada for release this spring -- DC, Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Portland-OR, Albany-NY, Vancouver, Toronto -- to start. We hope to find more theaters and cities from there. The sign-ups really help tell us where to go and help with the theaters, so please continue to drive people to the website to sign-up! (Both signing-up in the cities listed here and new cities is important!) Thanks!
The film opened at the Village East Theater in NYC on December 14th (check our website for theater location & details). The positive response from both Estonians and NON-Estonians has been overwhelming. The theater management and our distributor are amazed at the turnout. Even though they're in the midst of Golden Globe and Oscar contenders, they've held the film over into it's fourth week (we were only supposed to play for 7 days!!) Right now it plays for one screening a day (11:00am or 12:00pm - check listings) on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and we'll take it! As long as the theater fills up, they'll keep the film running.
It's not only great to have so many people come to see the film, but it also helps us as we book other theaters around the country. Thank you to all who have come to see the film, and if you liked it, then tell your friends it's still playing and to go see it!
And keep the sign-ups coming for other areas. We're reaching out to more theaters right now!
During the past week, I've read many great reviews re: The Singing Revolution. Most were written by professional critics or people whose livelihood in some way relates to the film industry or news media. But the one that made me smile the most wasn't one of those. It was a simple heartfelt e-mail note from a friend...a busy mom...written at the height of the hectic holiday season...one week before Christmas!
Jim and I are here in NYC and opening day was a wonderful experience. A great NY Times review (check it out on our site), a morning screening filled with high school students, and a sold out evening show!
But that's only one night and we still need to fill the theater for the next week. All of the other theaters we are approaching around the country will look to see how well we do in New York this week. So please make the effort to see the film and/or tell your friends to see it, too! Don't let a little bit of rain and the cold keep you home!
And keep the sign-ups coming! LA and NYC are only the start, and the sign-ups will tell us where to go next...
Thank you to so many who have come already to see the film, and are helping spread the word. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
"INSPIRING!... GRIPPING!... A story of how feelings became songs, songs became a national voice and voice became action!"
(quoted from a review in the LA Times)
