

I Hear America Singing
2025-09-01 · 79 min · ★ 10.0
The conventions of documentary, musical theater, and magical realism are combined and subverted to address issues of personal, national, and artistic identity through the eyes of a composer desperate to pull off one final backer’s audition whilst hounded by a disdainful documentarian named Charon.
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- Daron Hagen
- Production companies
- Burning Sled Media, Aria 412
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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