Soviet Hippies / Nõukogude hipid (+ Q&A)

Cancelled: Saturday, 21 March

Soviet Hippies / Nõukogude hipid (+ Q&A)

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Terje Toomistu | 2017 | Estonia | 75' | EN subs

This is a documentary about a psychedelic subculture that existed in the Soviet Union during the 60s and 70s. As a documentary, it isn't filled with statistics and facts, but is more of a visual and musical journey back in time, exploring this counter-culture underground movement. If you believe the media you would think that the iron curtain kept everything on both sides air-tight, and subcultures didn't exist in the Soviet Union. The truth is that there have always been dissidents and repression on both sides, and this flick dives into a colorful wave of artists, musicians, eclectic drug experimenters, spiritualists, freaks and vagabonds that blossomed in Russia. They were struggling for peace, and like their counterparts in the West, they were met with violence.

Much of the material in this flick is composed of rare Soviet archive footage, and previously unseen 16mm home movies. We also explore the historic gathering that occurred in June 1971, when hippies from all over the country converged on Moscow. This movie also follows people from places like Estonia who still make pilgrimages to Moscow 40 years later to celebrate the incandescent spirit of the original rally.

Rare screening of an off-beat topic, and female director Terje Toomistu will travel to Amsterdam to answer your questions.

March 21 + 22

 

Date & Time: 

Saturday, 21 March, 2020 - 20:30

Category: 

  • film

Topics: 

  • Documentary

Price: 

5,- (Cineville card valid)
Filmhuis Cavia
Van Hallstraat 52-1
1051 HH Amsterdam
Netherlands

Directions: 

Go through the gate. Cavia is on the right hand side, above Xena Sports. Take the stairs.

Squat: 

Former squat, now legalised

Filmhuis Cavia is a counterculture cinema, (legally) founded by a squatters movement in 1983, which programs films you aren't likely to see anywhere else.

categories: 

  • film

opening times: 

We're open a couple of days in the week. Look us up to find our monthly program.
Doors always open half an hour before the film starts.