
Oscar-nominatedfilmmakerSamGreentakesthestagewiththelegendaryclassical-musicgroupKronosQuartettocreatea“livedocumentary”thatchronologicallyunfoldstheQuartet’sgroundbreaking,continent-spanning,multi-decadecareer.Wildlycreativeandexperimentalinform,AThousandThoughtsisameditationonmusicitself—theactoflisteningcloselytomusic,theexperienceoffeelingmusicdeeply,andthepowerthatmusichastochangetheworld.<br/> GreenwillnarratethepieceliveonstagewhiletheKronosQuartetperformsthescore,andarichblendofarchivalfootage,photos,andinterviewswithmembersoftheKronosQuartet—aswellaslongtimecollaboratorslikePhilipGlass,LaurieAnderson,TerryRiley,TanyaTagaq,SteveReich—unspoolsonscreen.Themagicofcinemacombineswiththeenergyandurgencyofliveperformancetocreateincrediblyrichmomentsthatremindusofthevalueintheunique,thehand-crafted,theephemeral,andsomethingthatisneverexperiencedthesamewaytwice.
