GREAT WORLD OF SOUND
Craig Zobel
Narrative Feature
USA, 2007, 106 min.

Sat., Aug. 9, 2 PM, at the Drama Workshop, Salem Fine Arts Center

Synopsis from the Filmmaker:

"Great World of Sound" follows Martin (Pat Healy), as he applies for a job at a company training prospective "music producers." During training he pairs up with another new employee, Clarence (Kene Holliday), a middle-aged man trying to change his career path. As record producers, the two travel to towns where the company has placed newspaper ads to find undiscovered musicians. They are seeking talent for the record label—signing new artists and giving them a chance to let their music be heard... for a small fee. It's going great at first, but soon Martin and Clarence begin to question whether the company is
as virtuous as it promises to be in its promise to give people their
dream.

"'Great World of Sound,' a Sundance hit, is... a confident, sure-handed exercise focusing on the American Dream, turned nightmare."
—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"An involving, offbeat and truly unusual American independent film."
—Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

"Nimble performers... lift 'Great World of Sound' above its central gimmick, turning it into a subtle, funny and depressing observation of unspoken race and class tensions."
—A.O. Scott, New York Times

Thanks to our friend Mike Maggiore at Film Forum NYC for this recommendation! He thought it would be perfect for Revolve. -SC