Instruments of a Beating Heart
6.8
2024
23m
DocumentaryMusic
First graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: performing "Ode to Joy" at the ceremony for the new incoming first graders. Ayame, who often struggles to keep up with the group, is determined to play a major part — the big drum.
Key Crew
Director
Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Producers
Eric Nyari
Reviews (1)
CinemaSerf
7/10
Yikes but the amount of clutter kids take to school these days! We join a group of first year primary school, mask-wearing, children who are tasked with performing their own version of Beethoven's instantly recognisable "Ode to Joy". There's going to be a series of auditions and they are going to te...
