Broken Orchestra

When the Philadelphia public-school system began losing almost all the funding for its music-education programs in 2007, hundreds of instruments in need of repair were left for dead, and community members moved to action. With this film we are introduced to a few of the innovators, educators, volunteers, advocates, and musicians behind Symphony for a Broken Orchestra, a music and art project begun in 2017 that raised awareness for the issue, helping to get those broken instruments back into Philadelphia students' hands.

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Credits

Director:

Charlie Tyrell

Executive Producer:

Mona Panchal, Anna Holmes, Ryan Chanatry, Jennie Bedusa

Producer:

Julie Baldassi

Screenwriter:

Charlie Tyrell, Josef Beeby

Cinematographer:

Chet Tilokani

Editor:

Michael Barker

Production Designer:

Karlyn Koeser, Dominika Monicka

Sound Designer:

Joe Coupal

Music:

David Lang and Colin Sigor

Additional Credits:

Stop Motion Animator: Martha Grant, Installation Artist: Jesse Yules

Contact

Distributor:

Topic/First Look Productions
ryan.chanatry@topic.com

Public Film Contact:

Charlie Tyrell
Independent

Publicity Contact:

Jeannie Kedas
jeannie.kedas@firstlook.media
917-817-3724

Sales Agent:

Ryan Chanatry

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2019
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Runtime:
11 mins