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In Search of Perfect Consonance (2016)

In Search of Perfect Consonance poster
Directed by
Ruby Yang
Genre
documentary film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
38 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short documentary follows the Asian Youth Orchestra, a group founded to bring peace to the region. It shows how young musicians from different countries come together through music, forming deep friendships despite past conflicts.

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What happens

In Search of Perfect Consonance (Chinese: 尋找完美第五度) is a 2016 Hong Kong short documentary film directed by Chinese-American filmmaker Ruby Yang. Released in 2016, the film profiles the Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO), established in 1987 to promote peace in the region. Against the backdrop of historical tensions in the region, it highlights how music serves as a unifying force, forging deep bonds between musicians despite cultural and national differences. The film premiered in Hong Kong cinemas on 17 July 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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