Musicians in Exile

Musicians in Exile

Filmed on location in New York City, Paris and London, this powerful performance documentary focuses on artists who have fled their native lands due to political repression.

From the melancholic songs of home to the exhilarating fusion of world-beat styles, theirs is the sound of music in exile.

““Musicians in Exile provides high-fibre nourishment after all that aural junk food...”
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— THE INDEPENDENT, London

Filmed on location by filmmaker Jacques Holender, MUSICIANS IN EXILE is a powerful performance documentary. DVD available at www.jacquesholender.com Filmed in New York, Paris and London, these artists, have fled their native lands due to political repression. Melancholic songs of home and the exhilarating fusion of world-beat styles, is the sound of Musicians in Exile.

““Among some of the best films I have screened at the Toronto Film Festival”
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— CONTRAST, Canada