| Description |
1 online resource (1 streaming video (53 min., 16 sec.)) : sound |
| Summary |
The soaring notes of a violin lift through the air while confident young hands grasp the bow. Lifting the curtain on the little-understood world of the child musical prodigy, Minor Keys takes us into the lives of two exceptional violinists: 12-year-old Ewald Cheung, who dreams of playing the world's famous concert halls, and 18-year-old Jessica Linnebach, who is launching her professional career. Filmed over an 18-month period, this engaging documentary charts the pressure-filled road these young musicians travel. From home and school to music lessons and competitions, they speak candidly about their dreams and fears. James Keene, their inspiring teacher and a former child prodigy, looks back on his own childhood experiences to cast light on the stress of a glamorous but sometimes unkind business. The documentary also features interviews with renowned developmental psychologist Dr David Henry Feldman. Mixing candid interviews, lively footage and stirring musical performances, Minor Keys offers a thought-provoking look at the ordinary children behind the extraordinary talents |
| Analysis |
Child prodigies Violinists |
| Notes |
Agency - English program:. Western Centre (Edmonton) |
| Credits |
Writer, Mieko Ouchi ; director, Mieko Ouchi ; editor, Scott Parker ; director of photography, Daron Donahue ; location sound, Jamie Kidd, Larry MacDonald ; set designer, Louise Middleton ; sound editor, John Blerot ; sound mix, null Wolf Willow Sound ; researcher, Jason Lee, Mieko Ouchi ; producer, Bonnie Thompson ; executive producer, Graydon McCrea |
| Performer |
Participant, Jessica Linnebach, Ewald Cheung, James Keene, David Henry Feldman, Jennifer Shamess, Chi Fun Cheung, David Cheung, Patinka Kopec |
| Event |
Recorded 2004 |
| Notes |
Described video |
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Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Documentary Biography, 2004 |
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Online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2021-06-04) |
| Subject |
Cheung, Ewald
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Linnebach, Jessica
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Keene, James
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Feldman, David Henry
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| SUBJECT |
Feldman, David Henry. fast (OCoLC)fst01442257 |
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Keene, James. fast (OCoLC)fst01527267 |
| Subject |
Gifted children -- Alberta
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Violonists -- Alberta
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Gifted children.
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Alberta.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Ouchi, Mieko, film director
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Thompson, Bonnie, film producer
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McCrea, Graydon, film producer
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National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), film producer
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