Proof that tiny humans with missing front teeth can outsing most adults.
Sing! is a 2001 American short documentary film about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, directed by Freida Lee Mock. How do squeaky-voiced 8 year olds become amazing singers? Sing! tells the story of how a community group, amid severe cutbacks in the arts, is able to develop a children's chorus that is one of the best in the country. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Direction
Mock finds drama in rehearsal rooms, not manipulation.
Production
Made on a shoestring before arts docs were trendy.
Director
Freida Lee Mock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Freida Lee Mock is the first Asian American woman to win an Oscar for documentary filmmaking (Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, 1994).
Released during the Bush-era education cuts, it became an accidental political document about what gets sacrificed when we test instead of teach.
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