Facing the Music
2001
Australia
89 minutes
English
Inside the halls of Sydney University’s Music Department, talented young students create sublime music in a setting that’s far from serene. After nearly a decade of relentless government funding cuts, Professor Anne Boyd is struggling to preserve basic standards. But Boyd is an innocent when it comes to harsh economic realities and the very qualities that are her strengths as a composer and teacher’her passion and dedication’leave her vulnerable. Forced to cut staff and courses and pick up the phone to plead for private sponsorship, the usually conservative Boyd is forced to fight for what she believes in. The problem is, how long can she continue?
Production :
Film Australia; Arundel Productions
Film Australia; Arundel Productions
Distribution :
Film Australia
Film Australia
Editing :
Ray Thomas
Ray Thomas
Sound :
Robin Anderson
Robin Anderson
Photography :
Bob Connolly
Bob Connolly