WIDE OPEN SKY - Official Trailer - Own or Rent on Digital Download & DVD

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Sydney Film Festival, Wide Open Sky is the uplifting story of a children’s choir in outback NSW. In this remote corner of the state, footy is king and music education is rare as rain. Determined to see the children reach their potential, the choir’s passionate and driven artistic director, Michelle Leonard, strives to open up their world through music. Wide Open Sky takes us into the lives of Kyh, Mack, Opal and Taylah, four brave and hopeful primary school children who travel far from home to music camp to prepare for the choir’s big concert. They have just three days to learn a demanding repertoire. Set against a stunning landscape and featuring music by acclaimed band Dirty Three, Wide Open Sky is a funny, heartwarming snapshot of childhood in rural Australia. These little voices have big dreams, and the choir offers them the chance of a lifetime.

[billcrowle]

An excellent film and wonderful experience for the children...

[djlumioack]

I'm the girl who says, we were shaking and holding each others hands dying to make it through

[ausmiku]

Don't we all remember and dislike pushy teachers like Michelle ? She reprimands the kids for getting the timing wrong, but it's her fault for not indicating the beats properly. That is a conductor's job. It's a very amateurish display. Pity the poor kids who get put off music for the rest of their lives.