Midsummer in Newtown

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Midsummer in Newtown

2017

1h 21m

Documentary

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After the Sandy Hook shootings, a theater searches for children to perform in a rock version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The children are followed from auditions through dress rehearsals as they find their voices, and shine on opening night.

Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

02/02/2017

An affecting chronicle, a snapshot of a town's collective PTSD and a shining testament to the transformative power of the arts.

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

02/01/2017

4/4

It packs a lot in its 81 minutes, and does it well.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

02/01/2017

3.5/4

It's one of the most emotionally charged documentaries you'll ever see (I'm tearing up at my desk just at the memory of it, so you can imagine how many tissues it took to actually watch it).

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

07/11/2020

B+

This is a perfect example of how the arts can bring people together, that it can inject a sense of love into a community torn apart by cruelty.

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

02/25/2018

Heartache mixes with resilience, healed through the curative powers of the arts.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

02/10/2017

3/5

Though it's not exactly cutting-edge journalism or thought-provoking commentary, this deeply moving documentary takes a tender, humble approach to a community's suffering and its attempts at healing.

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Lloyd Kramer

Director

Braden Bergan

Producer

Jo Budzilowicz

Producer

Tom Yellin

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Carole Tomko

Executive Producer

Paul Allen

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

After the Sandy Hook shootings, a theater searches for children to perform in a rock version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The children are followed from auditions through dress rehearsals as they find their voices, and shine on opening night.

Director: Lloyd Kramer
Producer: Braden Bergan, Jo Budzilowicz, Tom Yellin
Distributor: Participant Media
Production Co: Vulcan Productions, The Documentary Group
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 27, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 21m

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