Independent Lens

Season 24, Episode 4

Episode Title: Children of Las Brisas

Air Date: 2023-01-02

Overview:

In Venezuela, amidst a backdrop of poverty, murder, and corruption, the El Sistema youth orchestra offers children hope and the opportunity to pursue a life of art in spite of the harshness of the society around them. Yet the country’s spiraling collapse and political repression threatens the musicians’ dreams of a better life.