Big Voice is an award-winning feature documentary chronicling a year in the life of the demanding Santa Monica high school choir director pushing his students to achieve artistry and become one big voice despite the obstacles they face.
Award-winning filmmaker Varda Bar-Kar’s choir music documentary BIG VOICE will have an encore broadcast on PBS-KOCE SoCal at 7 pm (PST) on Thursday, July 12, 2018.
A feature-length version of Bar-Kar’s BIG VOICE (distributed by Gravitas Ventures) was honored with the “Best Documentary Feature Award” at both New Filmmakers Los Angeles and the Heartland Film Festival. The documentary feature can also be found on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
SPW Credits
Big Voice is co-produced by PBS SoCal and Big Voice, LLC. Produced and Directed by Varda Bar-Kar; Executive Producers John Beug, Brenda Brkusic, Carol Olson Coote and Deb Love; Co-Producer Marina Viscun; Associate Producers Michelle Merker, Dennis Leight, Karen Lavender. Director of Photography Daron Keet with additional photography by Dennis Leight, Anne Vecchione & Varda Bar-Kar. Edited by Robert McFalls. Original score composed by Lars Deutsch and performed by Mike Georgia. Post Production Sound Design and Mix by Scott Luedke. Featuring Santa Monica High School Director of Choral/Vocal Music and the Santa Monica High School Choir. Trailer Editor: Ethan Corn. Featuring Jeffe Huls, Director of Choral/Vocal Music, Santa Monica High School and the Santa Monica High School Choir.
โFor PBS SoCal: President & CEO: Andrew Russell, Sr. VP of Content and Distribution: Steve Purcell, Sr. Director of Program Development & Executive Producer of National Productions: Brenda Brkusic, Program Development Manager: Michelle Merker
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