ABOUT THE FILM | TESTIMONIALS | SCREENINGS | THE FILMMAKER | THE ORCHESTRA | MUSIC | REVIEWS | LINKS | about the filmABOUT THE FILMAn extraordinary new documentary, MUSIC FROM THE INSIDE OUT is the result of a unique five-year collaboration between Oscar�-nominated filmmaker Daniel Anker and the 105 musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra. In an exhilarating 90-minute journey, the film explores the intersection of Art and Life through the stories, passions and artistry of some of the finest musicians in the world. Groundbreaking in style and approach, the main character of the film is "music" itself. Incorporating a blend of well-loved musical works including classical, jazz, bluegrass, salsa, and world music, the film features one of the most eclectic soundtracks of any recent documentary. Named one of the best documentaries of 2004 by the International Documentary Association, MUSIC FROM THE INSIDE OUT has been screened around the world at film festivals, including the Sydney Film Festival, the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, the American Film Institute's AFI-Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival, the Valladolid International Film Festival, and the Skip-City Festival in Tokyo. It began its theatrical release in 2005, with successful runs in the Philadelphia area (four months), New York City (two months), and San Francisco. It opened more widely in early 2006, with distribution by Emerging Pictures.TESTIMONIALS"THIS FILM MOVED ME TO THE ABSOLUTE CORE OF MY BEING. It took me several minutes to regain my composure." SCREENINGSTHE FILMMAKERDANIEL ANKER An Academy-Award® nominee and Emmy winner for the documentary Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, Daniel Anker has produced or directed numerous films and television programs. Most recently, he is director/producer of the acclaimed film Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and has been shown at more than 50 other festivals throughout the world, and on television in more than 20 countries. A graduate of Harvard University with a degree in music, Anker has produced a variety of other award-winning programs about music, including the childrens series MARSALIS ON MUSIC and three seasons of the PBS series THE METROPOLITAN OPERA PRESENTS. Other documentary credits include the Emmy-nominated American Experience film Daley, The Last Boss (co-producer), and The Magic of La Guardia. Anker's additional awards and honors include a Peabody Award, four national Emmy Award nominations, the Erik Barnouw Award from the Organization of American Historians, and multiple grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.THE ORCHESTRATHE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA Now in its 106th season, The Philadelphia Orchestra has long been considered one of the world's leading orchestras. Internationally renowned for its peerless technique and heartfelt music-making, the Orchestra has maintained the highest standards of traditional symphonic music while remaining at the forefront of new repertories and advanced technologies. It has been a standard-bearer in the promotion of symphonic music in American life through transcontinental tours, recordings, film projects, and special concerts for children and youth. In 1940, the Orchestra made film history when it provided the soundtrack for Walt Disney's Fantasia with music director Leopold Stokowski. This groundbreaking film did more to popularize symphonic music in the U.S. than any other single film, broadcast, or recording. MUSIC FROM THE INSIDE OUT is the Orchestra's first major film project since Fantasia.MUSICREVIEWSLINKS