Leonard Bernstein

This film is a rare personal portrait of Leonard Bernstein, who triumphed as a composer, conductor, writer and teacher.

Leonard Bernstein is reaffirmed as a towering figure in this portrait that highlights his artistic struggle as both composer and conductor, his tension between success and failure, and the politics of his time and his own humanitarianism.

This short documentary celebrates trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic.