PASSION IN A PANDEMIC

USA 2022 - DCP - 67 minutes, in English Director, Screenplay: Nora Jacobson

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The “passion” in PASSION IN A PANDEMIC is the passion of the bright high school students and their teachers working on a performance of top-notch opera. Their teachers are a former opera singer and a celebrated Italian conductor. And the pandemic? Yeah, that’s when all this is happening. The young singers open up to the camera about their dreams and challenges. Despite quarantine, stress and heartbreak, their hard work and beautiful singing culminate in a live performance that includes excerpts from four beloved operas. MIFF fave Nora Jacobson returns with a premiere showing of her new film. It beautifully captures the resilience, art and power of two terrific teachers, a class of dazzling young people, and of hope in times of trouble. —Ken Eisen Sponsored by Joel and Alice Johnson

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