Running out of options and with a recession looming in the background, Joseph and his best frine Tobias concoct a plan that will change them both forever. All the while, mysterious graffiti keeps appearing around their town, and there’s a strange and beautiful sound coming from the music block at their school. Miria George’s Urban Hymns weaves poetry, street art and politics with youth culture in a tale of desperation and ambition during the global economic crisis.