No script. First-time actors. Shot on Film.
From Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Sam Davis, The Singers is a genre-bending, heart-opening adaptation of a 19th-century short story by Ivan Turgenev — in which a group of downtrodden strangers in a rural pub are united by an impromptu sing-off.
With an ensemble cast pulled from the unlikeliest corners of TikTok and YouTube, The Singers celebrates raw talent and the healing power of vulnerability through art. It’s a cinematic ode to community, empathy, and finding transcendence in unexpected places.
Having premiered at major festivals including SXSW, Tribeca, and Indy Shorts (where it qualified for the Academy Awards®), this project is gaining national momentum — and your support helps us carry it further
Why Support This Film?
The Singers is more than a film — it’s a movement. A movement that values:
Art as a tool for healing and connection
Representation of everyday voices often overlooked
Creative risk-taking from emerging, first-time actors
Your donation helps us share this film with wider audiences, expand impact-driven screenings, and support the team behind this powerful story.
The Singers is fiscally sponsored by The Art of Elysium under its Film Program initiative. This means your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law and will be used exclusively to support this project, under the charitable oversight of The Art of Elysium, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID: 95-4673306).