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Disruptor Conductor
201942mNo ratings yet
- Documentary
Overview
Hearing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony for the first time changed Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser’s life forever, and in this inspiring documentary, we see him—the first openly gay Black conductor in Canada and a regular conductor with the San Francisco and Vancouver symphonies—using his passion to bring live classical music to people identifying as “different,” like he does. Having struggled with his own sexuality, Bartholomew-Poyser believes music can help unite and uplift everyone beyond race, class, and gender. This unorthodox film chronicles his concerts in a women’s prison and teaming up with Thorgy Thor (from RuPaul’s Drag Race and also a classically trained violinist) to create the first orchestral drag show in Canada.
Keywords
- biography
- classical music
- music documentary
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 11, 2019
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- CBC,Canadian Media Fund
- Director
- Sharon Lewis
- Writer
- Sharon Lewis,Charlotte Odele
- Producer
- Byron Wong
- Cinematography
- Justin Lovell
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt11187610