I thought it would be nice to share two recent emails we've received about activities surrounding the film - both in theaters and in schools. This kind of feedback is what keeps us motivated to get this story out there even further!
maureen
(From a music teacher in California, shared with his permission...)
Hello,
I just thought I'd let you know that I had purchased the educator's copy of the DVD and just finished showing it to my high school choirs! What a great movie. Before I showed it, I had one of our world history teachers come in and give a brief background on Estonia, using the power point that was included with the DVD set. For fun before that, I'd asked my students what Estonia was and then gave them a blank world map and asked them to mark where Estonia was located - which of course produced some interesting places!
The students really paid attention to the movie and it provided some great discussion about the power of music and unity!
Thanks for making this possible!
Sincerely,
Jim
(And here's one more email from our distributor in Canada who is in contact with the theaters there, this one relates to Gibsons, BC...)
[My Gibsons contact] indicated that the group that's responsible for the screenings uses the money they raise for helping students at schools in Kenya, and apparently go to great effort to help promote their program.
She indicated that for the first time ever, they are receiving phone calls to reserve seats for the performance, and given the response, will now likely have to book a second screening.
In addition, the choir group has learned the Estonian anthem, and will be singing to the gathered audience before the show.
I promised I would let you know, because it is these little miracles, this genuine display of community that makes it all worthwhile.
Allan