[Exi-bay-announce] May 2-8 @ S.F. Lumiere: Documentary: "The Singing Revolution"

Amara Graps amara at amara.com
Fri Apr 18 08:47:16 UTC 2008


There's many Russian M.D.'s working (and happily I might add) here,
in Tallinn, too :-). Please see the film!

Greetings from Estonia,

Amara


At 12:36 AM -0700 4/18/08, David C. Harris wrote:
>Hi Kennita,
>
>I read it whenever my Thunderbird count of unread messages goes up. 
>I like the idea of Extropians making it a bigger party, though there 
>is a chance I'll go with a Russian immigrant who was a Russian M.D.
>
>Others?
>
>   - David Harris, Palo Alto
>
>Kennita Watson wrote:
>
>>Hello -- who all is still reading this?
>>
>>I know myself well enough to say with fair
>>certainty that I wouldn't go to this alone,
>>but I have no plans for Friday May 2, Tuesday
>>May 6, or Wednesday May 7, and would be up
>>for meeting one or more 'tropes for movie
>>with munches before and/or after.  Anybody?
>>
>>Live long and prosper,
>>Kennita
>>--
>>Relativity:  A grook with no reference whatever to the two-party system
>>
>>To wear a shirt that's relatively clean,
>>    You needn't ever launder off the dirt
>>If you possess two shirts to choose between
>>    and always change into the cleaner shirt.
>>          -- Piet Hein
>>
>>On Apr 2, 2008, at 6:59 PM, Amara Graps wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello Extropes,
>>>
>>>David Harris just told me about an upcoming documentary, that I think
>>>is very special, to be shown soon, in your area in S.F. Don't miss it!
>>>
>>>"The Singing Revolution"
>>>   San Francisco, CA, May 2nd - May 8th at the Landmark Lumiere.
>>>
>>>I saw this film at the Boulder International Film Festival last
>>>February, and it lives up to its promises; it is one of those
>>>rare films that stays in your mind forever.
>>>
>>>Here is the trailer for the film: 
>>><http://www.singingrevolution.com/>http://www.singingrevolution.com/
>>>
>>>Here is my own brief experience with that time in history:
>>><http://www.amara.com/Independence/LestWeForget.html>http://www.amara.com/Independence/LestWeForget.html
>>>Most of the film were events of which I was very familiar, but
>>>there were a few pleasant surprise-events too.
>>>
>>>Here is Steve Jurvetson's summary, and also of his readers: 
>>>(including me)
>>><http://flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/1419219274/>http://flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/1419219274/
>>>
>>>Jurvetson's readers give more links to reviews where the movie has 
>>>played.
>>>
>>>Following, are words from the film's producers.
>>>
>>>Amara
>>>
>>>
>>>-------- Original Message --------
>>>Subject: "The Singing Revolution" Opening in San Francisco, CA May
>>>2nd - May 8th! Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:03:26 +0000 From:
>>><mailto:maureen at singingrevolution.com><mailto:maureen at singingrevolution.com><mailto:maureen at singingrevolution.com>maureen at singingrevolution.com
>>><mailto:maureen_singingrevolution.com at mail.vresp.com><mailto:maureen_singingrevolution.com at mail.vresp.com>
>>>
>>>Dear Friends,
>>>
>>>We're excited to tell you that the feature documentary The Singing
>>>Revolution will be opening in San Francisco, CA, May 2nd - May 8th at
>>>the Landmark Lumiere!
>>>
>>>If the film does well, the theater may keep it longer. For theater
>>>information and tickets, visit:
>>><http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MountainViewProducti/a1fa8b5a2f/c545c1919c/8b6fa0ca28><http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MountainViewProducti/a1fa8b5a2f/c545c1919c/
>>>8b6fa0ca28><http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/SanFrancisco/>http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/SanFrancisco/
>>>SanFrancisco_Frameset.htm
>>>
>>>We are writing to you because you live in the greater San Francisco
>>>area and indicated an interest in The Singing Revolution by
>>>signing-up on our website. Thank you! We think you will be inspired
>>>and energized by the remarkable events in Estonia in the late-1980s.
>>>
>>>The New York Times made the film a coveted "NYT Critics' Pick" and
>>>alludes to "Casablanca" when describing The Singing Revolution:
>>><http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MountainViewProducti/a1fa8b5a2f/c545c1919c/6af817b109><http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MountainViewProducti/a1fa8b5a2f/c545c1919c/
>>>6af817b109><http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/movies/14revo.html>http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/movies/14revo.html
>>>
>>>Please help spread the word about the film opening. If you'd like
>>>some postcards and flyers about the film to hand out, just let us
>>>know. Word of mouth is how we've gotten this far, and it's why the
>>>film is being held over in other cities!
>>>
>>>Hope you can make it to see The Singing Revolution opening May 2nd -
>>>May 8th in San Francisco, CA. Additional openings in other cities are
>>>listed on the website.
>>>
>>>Thank you!
>>>Maureen and James Tusty
>>>Producers/Directors of The Singing Revolution
>>><'"<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MountainViewProducti/a1fa8b5a2f/>http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MountainViewProducti/a1fa8b5a2f/
>>>c545c1919c/df9278c799/utm_campaign=%E2%80%9CThe%20Singing%
>>>20Revolution%E2%80%9D%20Opening%20in%20San%20Francisco%2C%20CA%20May
>>>%202nd%20%E2%80%93%20May%208th%
>>><mailto:21&utm_content=dharris234 at mindspring.com>21&utm_content=dharris234 at mindspring.com><http://www.singingrevolution.com>www.singingrevolution.com
>>>
>>>------
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>**********************************************************
>>>Amara Graps, Ph.D.             |
>>>Department of Space Studies    |  
>>><mailto:amara at boulder.swri.edu>amara at boulder.swri.edu
>>>Southwest Research Institute   |  tel: +1 (720) 240-0128
>>>1050 Walnut St., Suite 300     |  fax: +1 (303) 546-9687
>>>Boulder, Colorado 80302 USA    |  <http://www.amara.com>www.amara.com
>>>**********************************************************
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