Trailer | Children of Las Brisas
Preview: Season 24 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
In Venezuela, amidst a backdrop of poverty, murder, and corruption, the El Sistema youth orchestra offers children hope and the opportunity to pursue a life of art in spite of the harshness of the society around them. Yet the country’s spiraling collapse and political repression threatens the musicians’ dreams of a better life.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Trailer | Children of Las Brisas
Preview: Season 24 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In Venezuela, amidst a backdrop of poverty, murder, and corruption, the El Sistema youth orchestra offers children hope and the opportunity to pursue a life of art in spite of the harshness of the society around them. Yet the country’s spiraling collapse and political repression threatens the musicians’ dreams of a better life.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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