Berlinale 2016

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

produced by Tremolo Productions in association with Participant Media and The Silk Road Project

International Sales & North American Distributor: THE ORCHARD, mwurtz@theorchard.com

German Press: FILMCONTACT, Julia Kainz, info@filmcontact.de

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS

JAPAN: Comstock

ITALY: I Wonder Pictures

TAIWAN : IPA Asia

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: Madman

GERMANY, AUSTRIA & SWITZERLAND: NFP

From the director of the Oscar®-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom and the critically acclaimed Best of Enemies, the new film The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble tells the extraordinary story of the renowned international musical collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The feature-length documentary follows this group of diverse instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, arrangers, visual artists and storytellers as they explore the power of music to preserve tradition, shape cultural evolution and inspire hope.