Sing

Sing (2016)

Mindenki

Quiet 10-year-old Zsofi has just changed schools. Feeling out of place at first, she is quickly admitted to the school’s famous choir and befriends her popular classmate Liza. Soon, they have to stand up united against their choir master, who isn’t quite the friendly and inspirational teacher they first thought she was.

Date of release
2016-11-06
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (85)
Runtime
25m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
Kristóf Deák

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 3 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film; NYICFF Audience Award; CICFF Professional Jury Award for Best Live-Action Short Film

Sing is a 2016 Hungarian short film directed and written by Kristóf Deák. Set in 1991, it follows the story of a girl who moves to a new elementary school and becomes a member of the award-winning school choir. In 2017, the film won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The film also won the best National Films.

Production

The film's plot is based on a story that director Kristóf Deák heard from a Swedish friend. The first screenplay was written in 2012 with two English comedians Bex Harvey and Christian Azzola, and was originally set in an English-language environment instead of Hungary.

It was the first starring role for both Dorka Gáspárfalvi and Dorottya Hais, who were chosen from eighty children auditioning for the roles. The choir was chosen from among five school choirs.

The film was shot during six days; editing and post-production took a year to complete. The film was finished in the second half of 2015.

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