Please join us. We are in the next phase of production. Our short film triptych Suurpõgenemine80/Great Baltic Escape 1944 was offered as “pre-release” screening to Estonian organizations worldwide for inclusion in events honouring the 80th year of the flight from the Baltics. Planning for release of these three short films is ongoing.
All Canadian donations above $20 will be given a tax receipt and honoured in the credits. Donors will be invited to a preview screening and be recognized in the credits.
Please click the donate button below to support this important project or visit eestilood.com our fundraising site. Thank you so much for your contribution.
Phase 1: Film Pre-Production completed.
- Clarifying project history/purpose to viewers
- Our purpose - to collect stories of those born in free Estonia, who fled in 1944 or earlier
- Identifying potential shorts for Suurpõgenemine80/Great Baltic Escape 1944
- Re-imagining the men's film project in light of the Russian war on Ukraine
- Research and revising film script of men's stories, interviewing academics
- Identifying and Interviewing Ukrainians.
- Rebranding /redesigning project website
- Planning preservation of our archival materials (100s of hours of interviews)
- Presenting our history/previous films at film festivals and international conferences.
Phase 2: Film Production/Archival Planning. Seeking Funding for the following
- Current Projects
- Suurpõgenemine80/Great Baltic Escape film Triptych
- Deportations short (prequel to the flight)
- Sketches (Arne Roosman short film),
- Osmussaar film (Rein Meri’s story as told by Jaan Meri).
- Preservation of Project Archives
- Locate and list all interviews, synch audio/video files
- Establish contact with Baltic archives for films
- Determine agreements and requirements
- Obtain consent from participants for public release
- Plan for access in archives, to individuals/families to their own interviews
Phase 3: Future projects as time/funding permits
- Archival material in VEMU, Estonian, US archives,
- Footage available to individuals/families, and for public use
- Ragtag Army (Fred Ise)
- A Few Notes – Armas Maiste
- Estonian Houses (Baltimore Eesti Maja)
Please click the donate button below to support this important project or visit eestilood.com our fundraising site. Thank you so much for your contribution.
