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Close Harmony
| Length: | 30 min |
| Released: | 1997 |
| Ages: |
Adult Junior High School |
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This Academy Award winning film is finally available on video for classroom use. A delightfully warm documentary, Close Harmony is about a senior citizens' chorus and an elementary school chorus who join for a combined concert. When the music teacher who works with both groups discovers that the senior citizens become isolated from others by their own organizations and that the youngsters feel that "old people don't like kids", she plans to get the two groups together. First, they become "pen pals", and then comes that exciting day when they meet for the first time. From there on, right through rehearsals and culminating in their concert, a bond forms to create a magical performance.
This intergenerational film will move and inspire audiences and break down the stereotypical image of aging.
This intergenerational film will move and inspire audiences and break down the stereotypical image of aging.
"Leaves the audience drenched in smiles and tears and hoping for just a bit more." The New York Times
"'Close Harmony' is about breaking down barriers, creating ties that bind, and finding innovative ways of bringing young and old together." The Gerontologist
"'Close Harmony' is about breaking down barriers, creating ties that bind, and finding innovative ways of bringing young and old together." The Gerontologist
National Council on Aging, 1997
Oscar Winner, Best Short Documentary, 1981
Christopher Award, 1981
EMMY Award, 1982
Oscar Winner, Best Short Documentary, 1981
Christopher Award, 1981
EMMY Award, 1982
