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.

Cast

Posters

Facts

Original TitleDisruptor Conductor

Status Released

Release Information

  • 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