Homeland
- Synopsis
- Yuris Podnieks’ personal study of Baltic nationalism. Intercuts individual testimony of oppression with joyous celebrations at the 1990 Summer Folk Song Festival, the first chance Latvians had had in two generations to publicly express their nationalism and cultural heritage. Includes footage of the unrest in Vilnius and Riga in spring 1991 during which Podnieks’ leading cameraman, Andris Slapins, was shot dead. These events foreshadowed the declaration of independence of the Baltic republics which was realised half a year later.
- Series
- True Stories, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1990
- Availability
- out of distribution; 1997 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on C4 on 7/2/91.
- Subjects
- Politics & government
- Keywords
- Eastern Europe; Latvia
Credits
- Director
- Yuris Podnieks
- Contributor
- Andris Slapins
Production Company
- Name
Central Independent Television
- Notes
- use Carlton UK Television
Distributor
- Name
Carlton UK Television Ltd
- Web
- http://www.carlton.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0115 986 3322
- Fax
- 0115 964 5202
- Address
- Video Resources Unit
East Midlands TV Centre
Lenton Lane
Nottingham
NG7 2NA
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