The Assignment (2010)

El objetivo de Andrew Neiman, un joven y ambicioso baterista de jazz, es triunfar en el elitista Conservatorio de Música de la Costa Este en el que estudia. Marcado por el fracaso de la carrera literaria de su padre, Andrew alberga sueños de grandeza. Terence Fletcher, un profesor conocido tanto por su talento como por sus rigurosos métodos de enseñanza, dirige el mejor conjunto de jazz del Conservatorio. Cuando Fletcher elige a Andrew y para formar parte del conjunto musical que dirige, cambia para siempre la vida del joven. La pasión de Andrew por alcanzar la perfección se convierte en obsesión, al tiempo que su despiadado profesor lo lleva al límite de su capacidad y de su salud mental.

Historia de una joven cantante de un pequeño pueblo, devastada por la muerte de su hermano en un accidente de coche, que pasa el verano en la ciudad de Los Ángeles. Allí estudiará en una escuela de arte, teniendo la posibilidad de entrar en un mundo totalmente diferente, y una forma de vida fuera de los círculos sociales de siempre.

The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his step father breaks his violin, ending up sleeping in the basement of a music school for poor children.

Misa in the music school falls in love with a young Russian girl Natasha, who was then located in Belgrade. But their parents think that they are too young for love. Natasha's parents do not allow that connection, so they go back to Moscow. Unlike parents who want to end their relationship Zika and Milan are on their side. Zika begins to learn the Russian language.

A singer pretends to be younger so she can enter a music school.

Al compás de una sinfonía de Rossini, una estudiante de música es arrojada por una ventana de la Universidad. A partir de ese momento su compañera de clase y amiga Kate Martin, es empujada a un mundo dominado por la ansiedad, la duda y el terror, pues un espectro que surge de las sombras la persigue amenazadoramente.

The film follows three renowned vocal coaches and their students during private lessons. As the pupils prepare for their upcoming final evaluations, perfect technique is expected to produce impeccable results. Listening primarily to their voices, we feel intensity and intimacy arise between teachers and students – an atmosphere in which transcendence is being built.

This feature length documentary tells the story of Mahani Teave who grew up on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and left at age 9 to pursue her dream of being classical pianist-a journey that takes her from mainland Chile to The Cleveland Music Institute to Berlin and the great concert halls of Europe. At the age of 30, on the brink of international success, Teave gives up her career to pursue a new dream, coming back full circle to Rapa Nui to found a free music school for the island's children. The resulting school-named Toki, after the basalt tool once used to shape Easter Island's iconic sculptures-is a model of sustainability, incorporating tons of tires, bottles and Pacific Ocean plastic; surrounded by agri-environmental gardens to grow food. With Toki, Mahani hopes to shape a bold new future for Rapa Nui and inspire hope and change on Earth, our island home.