FHFF Tuesday Film Series

Posted January 3, 2015 at 5:59 am by

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Filmed on 5 continents and in 12 countries, ‘Following The Ninth’ is the story of four people whose lives have been transformed, repaired and healed by the message in Beethoven’s 9th symphony: Alle Menschen werden Bruder (All People Are Connected).

  • At Tienanmen Square in 1989, students played the 9th over loudspeakers as the army came in to crush their protests for freedom.
  • In Chile, women under the Pinochet dictatorship sang the 9th at torture prisons, and those inside took hope when they heard the music.
  • In Japan each December, the 9th is performed hundreds of times, often with 10,000 people in the chorus.

Part road trip, part adventure, Following The Ninth is a story about the power of music and human resilience in dark times.

Tuesday, January 6 at 7:00 pm
Friday Harbor Grange – Entry by Donation
Running time: 90 minutes

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