The Musical Mind: A Portrait in Process

2023
1h 24m

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The Musical Mind: A Portrait in Process (2023)

Inspired by the 25th Anniversary of 'Shine (1996)', the mysterious world of musical genius of brilliant musicians is explored as well as transformational story-telling, the mystery of prodig... Read allInspired by the 25th Anniversary of 'Shine (1996)', the mysterious world of musical genius of brilliant musicians is explored as well as transformational story-telling, the mystery of prodigy and the impact of music on the brain.Inspired by the 25th Anniversary of 'Shine (1996)', the mysterious world of musical genius of brilliant musicians is explored as well as transformational story-telling, the mystery of prodigy and the impact of music on the brain.

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- Scott Hicks
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- Jethro Heysen-Hicks
- Scott Hicks
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- Scott Hicks
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- Jethro Heysen-Hicks
- Scott Hicks
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- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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- Scott Hicks
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- Jethro Heysen-Hicks
- Scott Hicks
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The musical minds of four white men

Really enjoyed getting insight into the way some well-known musicians think regarding their craft, obviously they're very skilled and talented but limiting the scope of the subjects to four (white) males perpetuates the enduring myth that only men can occupy the realm of musical genius.

Clearly the director tried to make up for it by inserting the female partner of one of the musicians, an artist, who weaves in an out of the narrative as she paints portraits of the genius men.

Honestly. Imagine if the subjects were all women? Their gender would be marked in the title somehow, musical female minds, or musical women. If the word male or men was in the title then fair enough, but as it is not, the assumption is: a musical mind is, by default, male.