Singing for Survival - film by Justin Lubke

"Singing for Survival" Documentary Film and Lecture

"Singing for Survival" is the inspiring story of a group of indigenous children from southwest India who are fighting a dark history of slavery and oppression through music, theatre and film. This presentation by Justin Lubke, a documentary filmmaker originally from Ennis and graduate of MSU, chronicles a story of music and creativity as a tool for hope and change. Lubke has been involved in films for Discovery, PBS and other companies. In the high mountain jungles of Southwest India, there is a place where music is life. Where 15-year-old girls expertly wield swords in fierce combat as they train in the world’s oldest martial art. Where poor tribal children find a way to make their own feature film, the first of its kind in film history.

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