Facing the Music (3-Day Rental)

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Inside the halls of Sydney University's Music Department, talented young students create sublime music in a setting that's far from serene. After nearly a decade of relentless government funding cuts, Professor Anne Boyd is struggling to preserve basic standards. But Boyd is an innocent when it comes to harsh economic realities and the very qualities that are her strengths as a composer and teacher – her passion and dedication – leave her vulnerable. Forced to drop staff and courses and pick up the phone to plead for private sponsorship, the usually conservative Boyd is forced to fight for what she believes in. The problem is, how long can she continue? Directed by Bob Connolly (Rats in the Ranks, Mrs Carey's Concert).

(2001, 85 mins) A Film Australia National Interest Program in association with Arundel Films, Channel Four Television and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

© National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.