La Orquesta is a 15-minute short documentary produced by Xerophile Studios that tells the story of Juana Alzaga and the Buford Highway Orchestra Project, Georgia’s first and only youth orchestra for immigrant families. Told through cinéma vérité, intimate interviews and personal archival, the film is a different kind of immigrant story, one that centers art, beauty and the transformative power of music.
Co-Directors | Monica Villavicencio, Stephanie Liu
Producers | Monica Villavicencio, Stephanie Liu
Cinematographer | Kristian Melom
LA ORQUESTA
La Orquesta is a 15-minute short documentary produced by Xerophile Studios that tells the story of Juana Alzaga and the Buford Highway Orchestra Project, Georgia’s first and only youth orchestra for immigrant families. Told through cinéma vérité, intimate interviews and personal archival, the film is a different kind of immigrant story, one that centers art, beauty and the transformative power of music.
Co-Directors | Monica Villavicencio, Stephanie Liu
Producers | Monica Villavicencio, Stephanie Liu
Cinematographer | Kristian Melom