Soviet Hippies Documentary on Sky Arte Explores Underground Culture Behind Iron Curtain
The documentary 'Soviet Hippies', winner of the Sky Arte award at the 29th Trieste Film Festival, will air on Sky Arte on Wednesday, July 24 at 9:15 PM. Directed by Terje Toomistu, it traces how young 'freaks' in the 1970s created an alternative system in the Soviet Union despite KGB surveillance and regime restrictions. The film features testimonies from surviving hippies, witnesses, soldiers, and ordinary citizens, along with rare archival material including original Soviet animations. It reveals a little-known facet of the hippie movement, focusing on a generation that fought for their dreams behind the Iron Curtain.
Key facts
- Documentary 'Soviet Hippies' won Sky Arte award at 29th Trieste Film Festival
- Airs on Sky Arte on July 24 at 21:15
- Directed by Terje Toomistu
- Covers 1970s Soviet hippie counterculture
- Includes interviews with surviving hippies and witnesses
- Features rare archival material and original Soviet animations
- Explores hippie movement across Moscow, Ukraine, and Estonia
- Highlights struggle for artistic, literary, and musical freedom under Soviet regime
Entities
Artists
- Terje Toomistu
Institutions
- Sky Arte
- Artribune
- Trieste Film Festival
- KGB
Locations
- Moscow
- Ukraine
- Estonia
- Soviet Union
- Trieste
- Italy