3 ½ min / narrative / 2015 / New Zealand
filmmaker: Alyx Duncan
The phrase “can’t stop the music” exists for a reason. And that reason is Duncan Armstrong. ‘Drumming is Like Thunder’ showcases one human’s showmanship and determination to defy the bullying behavior and his dream to perform in major cities around the globe.
While on an uninhabited island Shanna (11) realizes that she is outgrowing her older sister Mirte (14) who has Down syndrome.
Benjamin was 7 years old when he moved to Toronto. His neighbor Ramzi was 18 months old at the time. Within a year the boys had become best friends.
Sam has a passion to be a dancer, but is too shy to realize her dreams. When Peaches materializes one night, Sam’s dreams transform into reality.
Daisy waits in a bar for her online date – he is late. A man offers her a drink and she mistakes him for the date who has stood her up.
Tom holds a secret in his human heart; a wing beat and a flutter, and it’s bursting to take flight in this tale of magical realism.
Lou may have Down’s Syndrome but she is more than capable of looking after herself and she longs for independence.
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