The film explores the 25-year history of AYO and its origins while focusing on the friendships and deep bonds created between current members to further highlight the theme of peace through music.
These events inspired Richard Pontzious to establish the Asian Youth Orchestra in Hong Kong with the support of world-renowned musicians such as the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who eventually became a co-founder and conducted the first concerts in 1990.
[2] Director Ruby Yang's recent works have mainly focused on social issues in mainland China, such as The Blood of Yingzhou District, which won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject and The Warriors of Qiugang, which was nominated Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 2011.
[4] Yang also directed and produced My Voice, My Life, a feature-length documentary that opened in 13 theatres across Hong Kong and Macau.
Over its rich 25-year history, the Asian Youth Orchestra has trained 2,000 young musicians, many of whom have gone on to have successful careers in music and become messengers of peace in Asia.