Close Harmony

A group of elementary school students and senior citizens join in a unique intergenerational choir. Shows how the children's misconceptions are changed to positive feelings about older people., Fourth and fifth graders from the Friends School in Brooklyn and fifty-four senior citizens are brought together by music teacher Arlene Symons in a unique intergenerational chorus. Introducing themselves through pen pal letters, the children and their senior colleagues meet for the first time in a scene filled with exhilaration. The children reveal their misconceptions about aging. The film concludes with a concert of this unique choir.

Credits

Directed by
Nigel Noble
Complete catalog record
, Fourth and fifth graders from the Friends School in Brooklyn and fifty-four senior citizens are brought together by music teacher Arlene Symons in a unique intergenerational chorus. Introducing themselves through pen pal letters, the children and their senior colleagues meet for the first time in a scene filled with exhilaration. The children reveal their misconceptions about aging. The film concludes with a concert of this unique choir.
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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q5135206 ↗ — country, genre, credits