Project Detail

Men Who Sing

Synopsis

This humorous and melancholic portrait of a male voice choir in North East Wales begins with the filmmaker’s father, Ed, a 90-year-old widower, selling the family home and making early arrangements for his own funeral. Weekly practice is his last remaining solace, but with an average age of 74, his beloved choir is facing a crisis of its own. They must act fast or face extinction, and the hunt begins to find “brown haired men” in their 40s and 50s to keep the choir going. As their search intensifies, the group grows closer. Ed finds new meaning in his life, while Merf deals with his own bad news by focusing on the choir’s revival, and Gwyn laughs in the face of a prostate cancer diagnosis, walking the wing of a plane to raise money for charity. Eventually, they travel to Northern Ireland to perform for the first time in two decades.
Official Selection Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021 - Rhyme and Rhythm - World premiere

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Features
Running time
77 min
Format
HD
Director
Dylan Williams
Producer
Dylan Williams, Euros Wyn, Llion Iwan
Executive Producer
Dylan Huws, Lisa Marie Russo, KImberley Warner, Llinos Wynne, Axel Arnö
Editor
Ben Stark, Magnus Svensson
Director of Photography
Ed Edwards
Sound
Alex Ashcroft
Composer
Scott Shields

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Production Status

Production Company

Men Who Sing Ltd

c/o Cwmni Da
Doc Fictoria
Caernarfon LL55 1SR

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