Every five years, the small, northern European nation of Estonia hosts the world's largest combined choirs on one stage in a 2-day song festival called "Laulupidu". Laulupidu engages virtually every Estonian - in fact, almost 1/5 of the country shows up and most of the rest watch the live broadcast. It is a celebration of cultural identity with deep historic and political meaning that emotionally connects with every Estonian, whether or not they live in Estonia. This massive ritual of song is unrivalled in the world. In Toronto, the extra-curricular Estonian School forms a choir of 60 second-generation Canadian youths of Estonian heritage with the hope that they'll become good enough to sing at the 2004 festival. This film follows the kids as they rehearse, get accepted to the festival (with 25,000 singers, you'd think everyone who applies would be accepted - not so!) and travel to Estonia to participate in this massive manifestation of cultural expression. The film allows these youths to anticipate what this trip will mean to them and, upon return, reflect on how it affected their view of their heritage.