Movie Description
Disruptor Conductor
(2019)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Sharon Lewis
- Writer : Sharon Lewis
- Editor : Kejd Kuqo
- Cast : Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser,Thorgy Thor
Cast
Self
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Facts
Original TitleDisruptor Conductor
Status Released
Release Information
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2019-09-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 42m
Homepagehttps://gem.cbc.ca/media/cbc-docs-pov/season-3/episode-5/38e815a-0119a7bfbd7?cmp=sch-disrupter%20conductor
Production CompaniesCBC,Canadian Media Fund
Genres
- Documentary























