This portrait of a North Philadelphia family and the creative sanctuary offered by their home music studio was filmed for over a decade with vérité intimacy. The family’s 10-year journey is an illumination of race and class in America, a testament to love, healing, and hope.
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Director
Jonathan Olshefski is a documentary filmmaker from Philadelphia. He tells intimate and nuanced stories that honor his protagonists’ complexity by employing a production process that emphasizes collaboration, dialogue, and relationship. He is a professor at Rowan University where he teaches in the Department of Radio, Television, and Film.
Producer
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon is an Emmy Award-winning documentary producer, editor, and director. Credits include the award-winning Seeds, Quest, Victim/Suspect, and BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez. She is a Women at Sundance Fellow and member of the Academy.