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That Estonian Bling Thing: Image

THAT ESTONIAN BLING THING

2024

Freedom, play, quality time. A jointly created space. An expression of love. A journey to one’s self-variations. There are so many ways to define Bling, but one thing is certain – at the heart of Bling is music that makes you dance. Bling took off at a New Year’s party in 2012–2013 as a costume party based on house music. Within a few years, it grew into a Midsummer festival of high-level artistic execution (2016–2018). After a one-year break, the event continued on a smaller scale, but all the more focused on co-creation – as Bear Blings (since 2020).

            Bling stands out among other Estonian music festivals for its emphasis on sensory spatial creation (decorations and art), the playful self-expression of the participants (costumes), and an active co-creation of the event. As such, Bling is an expression of nightlife as a transformative spatial and bodily experience, enabled by the intersection of music, design, and radical self-expression. 

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Original title: "Blingi müsteerium"
2024, 16 minutes, stereo


Director, screenwriter: Terje Toomistu

Camera: Otto Kaarel Altroff, Indrek Kasesalu, Anette-Isabel Luik, Jüri Muttika, Aivo Rannik, Kristo Sild, Hendrik Suurhans, Terje Toomistu

Editing: Priit Pääsuke

Composer: Villem Vatter

Sound design: Ekke Västrik

Post-production: Luxfilm OÜ

Colour correction: Priit Pääsuke

Graphic design: Okeiko

Credits design: Eva Reiska

Producer: Terje Toomistu

Production company: Cece Film

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The documentary was commissioned by the Estonian National Museum for the exhibition "Who Claims the Night?" (2024-2025). 

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