Summer 1912
Out in China Camp Village, Fei Xia defies gender norms as a fishing woman in order to provide for her sick husband, Da Cheng. Meanwhile, two newcomers have arrived. Emma Kuno is in search of her next of kin after the death of her parents. Young protegee pianist Wesley Pierce has come from the elite world of San Rafael to meet Dr. Fong after every other doctor has failed to cure his juvenile arthritis. |
In San Rafael, not all is perfect after the death of hotel owner John Waldon. With the help of her friend Alice O’Malley, Genevieve Waldon-Donnelly battles her brother Theodore in a dispute over their father’s inheritance.
Across the waters from Tiburon, Tang Zhao has come to America in search of an heirloom violin, but has been detained on Angel Island. When Genevieve and Alice cross paths with Tang Zhao through a chance meeting, they come face to face with a world they have never known and that will change their lives forever.
When the COVID-19 pandemic stopped them from doing a normal school musical, 14 students, a director, and a composer came together to study the history of Marin and write a full length musical about it, to be produced as a film. We are currently in production and finding new ways to express ourselves while maintaining safety. Forgotten Voices proves that even in these trying times, art will persevere.
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