Facing the Music (2001)

- Directed by
- Bob Connolly
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A documentary about music professor Anne Boyd trying to keep the University of Sydney's music department running despite major budget problems. It watches her deal with the pressure of fundraising and managing a struggling department.
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What happens
Facing the Music (2001) is an Australian documentary film, directed by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson, about the wish of some staff members to keep the University of Sydney Department of Music alive in the face of budget overspending. The film features music professor (Anne Boyd) struggling to run a dysfunctional department amid budget pressures. She has no training or capacity for the fundraising that is required. At the end of 2004 the Music Department was merged with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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