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Disruptor Conductor

2019-09-11 en 42m
Documentary
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.

Writer

Sharon Lewis

Director

Sharon Lewis

Executive Producer

Byron Wong

Director of Photography

Justin Lovell

Editor

Kejd Kuqo

Associate Producer

Jordan Holt

classical music biography music documentary

Status

Released

Countries

  • Canada

Companies

  • CBC
  • Canadian Media Fund

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