HBO Presents: 'The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical' 11/23

The holiday season is quickly approaching, and with that comes the resurgence of all the holiday films that we have come to love and have become part of holiday traditions. The heart-warming films that bring people together with their families and have been with us since childhood, films like "The Sound of Music". This holiday season, on November 23rd, HBO will present: "The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical", a touching documentary that not only demonstrates the transcendence of the 1965 classic, but also highlights all of the famous songs from the film that we have come to love; through the angelic, hopeful voices of the children of the slums of India.

"The Sound of Music," with its imagery of mountains and edelweiss, may not seem like a natural fit for India's Maximum City, but the Bombay Chamber Orchestra begs to differ. Recruiting kids from the slums - home to half the city's population - the Orchestra sets out to stage a choral performance of the legendary Rogers & Hammerstein score. In capturing the process, the film overflows with emotion. It doesn't matter whether you've previously embraced or resisted "The Sound of Music," after this rendition your association will never be the same.

"The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical" continues emerging documentary filmmaker Sarah McCarthy's exploration of stories in which two unlikely worlds collide, a running theme in Sarah's work; including her debut film "Murderers on the Dance Floor" about the 1500 Filipino Prisoners who became a youtube sensation with their performance of the dance from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, followed by "Black Widow Granny" for BBCI about 77 year old Betty Neumar who stands accused of killing her five husbands and her own son for life insurance money. With "The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical" Sarah remains true to her investigation of the emergence of two improbable worlds by showcasing the optimism and inspiration of the Von Trapps' story in a wildly different setting.

"The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical" will also be the closing night selection at the DOC NYC Festival on Tuesday, November 8th at NYU Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South, and will premiere on HBO on November 23rd.