October's Wake(2023)

hands(en)

A personal reflection on hands, the word "tear," and caring for oneself that experiments with sound, silence, and definitions.

Loveable(no)

Maria finds herself at a crossroads when her husband suddenly announces that he wants to end their relationship. She must either let her whole world come crashing down, or come to terms with the life she has and find a way forward.

Burning Bridges(en)

Fact-based story of a woman who suffered a nervous breakdown after having an extra-marital affair.

Fine(es)

After a period of time where her hearing begins to overtake her sight, Casandra searches for the cause of her problem, isolating herself from society. She starts having visions that remind her of the past and promise an apocalyptic future.

The Olympean Collection(en)

The Olympean Collection is a visually poetic trilogy set against the vast landscapes of East Africa, following Daisy and a Boy Scout as their search for eternal youth spirals into a surreal odyssey of memory, loss, and transformation.

Notes on Identity(pt)

Three women live together: Maria is a scientist, Lia is a kindergarten art teacher, Raquel is an android with AI. They need to organize the traditional Saint John's festival for Lia's school.

We Grew Apart(th)

A younger sister who returns home on the day her mother passes away has to meet her older sister whom she hasn't seen in a long time in the same uncomfortable place.

Her Still Singing Limbs(fr)

Deep underground, Alexandre follows voices and sounds, leading him to a lost woman.

Reunirse(en)

A Mexican farmhand migrates to America to better support his family, but his dream crashes to the ground when his wife and daughter can't meet him across the border.

Listen(es)

A couple of sound engineers have stopped paying attention to each other. During a film shooting they see themselves in the actors who play the scene, which makes them understand the importance of listening to one another.

African Expedisound(fr)

Must We Have Noise(en)

From the Caring About Our Community Series, produced by Gordon-Kerckhoff Productions. The film examines the presence and impact of sound in everyday life, from natural ambient sounds to the overwhelming barrage of artificial noise common in modern society. By drawing attention to the often unnoticed or ignored sounds around us, the film challenges viewers to reconsider their acoustic environment. Ultimately, it delivers a subtle but powerful critique of noise pollution, positioning it as a major yet overlooked environmental issue, and encourages greater awareness and responsibility in shaping a quieter, more mindful community.

GRITA PELO MEU NOME(pt)

Knucklebones: Self-Sustaining Members of the Human Species(en)

Knucklebones follows the course of hysterical outburst to instances of alienation and isolation. From a 1903 newspaper, "While fifteen hundred persons looked on in breathless excitement, an electric bolt sent the man-killing elephant staggering to the ground. With her own life, she paid for the lives of the three men she had killed." The film combines archival with Super8 and 16mm original footage and intertext in an experiential exploration of gender, sexuality and identity. Featuring Katherine Crockett, prior to becoming a Martha Graham Dance Company soloist. "A haunting evocation of the body under stress."-Kathy Geritz, Pacific Film Archive

Amazonie, les murmures de la forêt(fr)

The Paralysis(es)

After waking up with amnesia on the beach, the protagonist is pursued by the police to face the consequences of an unknown past. This soundscape uses tension as a tool to explore how uncertainty, anguish and urgency mobilize a body that would otherwise remain paralyzed in time.

Echoes(fr)

Strange places take shape in a torch’s beam of light and the sound of water droplets hitting the ground punctuates our footsteps. In the distance, we hear muffled music, where does it come from?

Acoustic Ocean(en)

Acoustic Ocean is an artistic exploration of the sonic ecology of marine life in the North Atlantic. Located on the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway, the video centers on the performance of a marine-biologist diver who is using a life-size model of a submersible equipped with all sorts of hydrophones and recording devices. In this science-fictional quest, her task is to sense the submarine space for acoustic and bioluminescent forms of expression.

Sleeplessness(hi)

The growing problem of insomnia in the upcoming generation.

Dickson Experimental Sound Film(en)

William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.