Jeff Toye

THE OPENER is a feel-good, underdog music doc about a street performer who wrote 30 songs in 30 days to process his grief and isolation during the pandemic, and found that his music spoke to millions. When it reached the ears of one of his heroes, Grammy-winner Jason Mraz, he was invited on his very first tour and given a chance to prove himself on the big stage.

Nathan, 10th grade, awkward and shy, has a passion for chemistry and an inventive imagination. But after being ridiculed in class, he becomes ashamed of his talents. Paralyzed by fear, Nathan is unable to approach the cute, eccentric, nerd of his dreams, Lyra. All of that changes, however, when the boy stumbles upon The Chemist, a magic potion shop run by a mysterious old man, Mr. Mulberry.

THE OPENER is a feel-good, underdog music doc about a street performer who wrote 30 songs in 30 days to process his grief and isolation during the pandemic, and found that his music spoke to millions. When it reached the ears of one of his heroes, Grammy-winner Jason Mraz, he was invited on his very first tour and given a chance to prove himself on the big stage.

Nathan, 10th grade, awkward and shy, has a passion for chemistry and an inventive imagination. But after being ridiculed in class, he becomes ashamed of his talents. Paralyzed by fear, Nathan is unable to approach the cute, eccentric, nerd of his dreams, Lyra. All of that changes, however, when the boy stumbles upon The Chemist, a magic potion shop run by a mysterious old man, Mr. Mulberry.