Der Taktstock (2010)

Conductors. Their job is like no other worldwide. It is a sort of art, which is hundreds of years old, but never changed. The art of creating music through movements fascinates people all over the world, but no one can really explain how it works. This documentary feature is about 12 young conductors from all over the world, meeting 10 days in Bamberg (Germany) to win the worlds most honored conducting battle: The Gustav-Mahler-Conductors-Competition. They came from Japan, Bulgaria, USA, Germany, Italy, Russia, UK, Ukraine, etc. Together with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and an animated Baton-Designer comes an exciting documentary feature about the big mystery and magic of forming music just with your hands.