The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
The Grammy-nominated documentary follows members of the Silk Road Ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.
Blending performance footage, personal interviews, and archival film, the film focuses on the personal journeys of a small group of Silkroad Ensemble mainstays — Kinan Azmeh (Syria), Kayhan Kalhor (Iran), Yo-Yo Ma (France/United States), Wu Man (China), and Cristina Pato (Spain) — to chronicle passion, talent, and sacrifice. Through these moving individual stories, the filmmakers paint a vivid portrait of a bold musical experiment and a global search for the ties that bind.
Director | Morgan Neville
Executive Producer | Jeff Skoll Executive Producer | Diane Weyermann
Executive Producer | Laura Freid Co-Executive Producer | Cristin Canterbury Bag
Executive Producer | Julie Goldman Executive Producer | William Ackman
Executive Producer | Hyun-Sang Cho Executive Producer | Nancy Stephens
Executive Producer | Rick Rosenthal Executive Producer, HBO | Sheila Nevins
Senior Producer, HBO | Nancy Abraham Producer | Caitrin Rogers
Associate Producer | Caryn Capotosto