Come Worry with Us (2013)

Come Worry with Us 2013 Violinist Jessica Moss and singerguitarist Efrim Menuck are struggling to balance parenthood with making music in their internationally acclaimed Montreal based band In Canada Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra They are one of a growing number of bands to have accepted an infant Efrim and Jessicas son, Ezra into their touring life Making a living has never been more difficult for musicians a downloading generation has shattered the economics of the music industry, and constant touring has become synonymous with economic survival Touring with children is both costly and complicated, yet Jessica and Efrim, and fellow band mates Sophie Trudeau, Thierry Amar and Dave Payant, are determined to combine family life and being on the road with the bands deep political commitment As SMZ perseveres in making art and an honest living, we follow Jessica as she discovers the parallel path that mothers can find themselves on while attempting to pursue artistic endeavours along side their peers Against a backdrop of intense competition and rapid technological change, where corporatization of the cultural industries is challenging the very notion of freedom, and where the distinction between life and work is constantly blurred, the film follows a growing generation of globalized artists struggling to remain self made in spite unprecedented economic precariousness