Orchestrating Change


SUNDAY, MARCH 5 AT 2:00PM
General Admission: $18
Passes Not Accepted
Following the screening, we will be joined by a panel from the film who will answer audience questions and facilitate discussion about mental health.
Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona invites you to a unique film screening and panel discussion. Orchestrating Change tells the inspiring story of Me2/ Orchestra. Ronald Braunstein was on the trajectory to becoming one of the world’s leading conductors until he made his diagnosis of bipolar disorder public and was shunned by the classical music community. He decided to create an orchestra for people like him with the mission of erasing mental health stigma one concert at a time. The film follows Braunstein and several of the musicians for two years — capturing their setbacks and their accomplishments. The film culminates in a joyous concert at a major venue. It is a triumph for Braunstein, who thought he might never conduct again, the musicians, and the audience, whose perspective on mental illness is forever changed.
This is a rental of The Loft Cinema, Presented by Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona