El Sistema 15 years old

Music to Change Lfie

El Sistema is a network of childrens and youth orchestras, music centres and workshops in Venezuela, in which more than 250,000 children and young people are currently learning to play an instrument. It was set up over thirty years ago by José Antonio Abreu, who was driven by the utopian vision of a better future. In the dangerous and poverty-stricken shanty towns of Caracas, Abreu lifts children out of poverty through music, changing both people and structures. The film El Sistema shows how Abreus astonishing ideas have led the way out of the vicious circle of poverty - and how the power of music has been able to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people.

Credits

El Sistema Cast

Name Character
Frank Di Polo as Himself
Gustavo Dudamel He was 27, now 43 years old as Himself
Sergio Prado as Himself
José Antonio Abreu He was 69, 78 years old when he died as Himself

El Sistema Crew

Name Department
Paul Smaczny as Director. Directing
Christian Schulz as Cinematography. He was 25 (now 41) years old Crew
Michael Boomers as Cinematography. Crew
Maria Stodtmeier as Director. Directing
Günter Atteln as Producer. Production
Oliver Rieger as Producer. Production
Georg Obermayer as Sound Recordist. Crew
Claudia Groh as Production Manager. Production
Luis Cobelo as Still Photographer. He was 38 (now 54) years old Camera
Eva Kinader as Still Photographer. Camera
El Sistema poster
El Sistema (15 years)

Music to Change Lfie

  • Release day: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
  • Runtime: 120 minutes