Listen(2017)

Children of a Lesser God(en)

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

hands(en)

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

Rosso(en)

For an anxious person, being trapped on a boat with someone you don't like can be the tense. Stuck for hours afloat, nothing on the line, bad conversation, and cold winds as resentment rises. Both people chained to a rod and tackle because one won't speak up and admit that they want to go home.

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.

SHORTCUT(es)

A field laborer fights to survive in a hostile environment. The appearance of a strange presence and a revolver will change his destiny.

Interview Record of New Artists(zh)

Those Who Dwell(en)

A WWII paratrooper gets lost in a forest as the line between reality and memory begins to blur.

Her Still Singing Limbs(fr)

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

October's Wake(en)

A tale of separation portrayed through a rift between image and sound.

Diary of A Maelstrom(en)

A young filmmaker trying to navigate the world of film finds himself caught in the grip of a Maelstrom that brings out the worst impulses in whomever it is passed to.

Meteor(es)

A mysterious rumble splits the sky and reverberates in the middle of the forest. A man delves into its depths to discover its origin and answer the questions presented by the universe.

Whistle(en)

It's washing day for Abigail. With no one around she can finally get round to doing her dirty laundry. That is until she hears a whistle, and when you hear a whistle you better get out the basement...

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.

Pyre(en)

Exploring helplessness, Pyre is an experimental short film which personifies death as a ghoul in a dress, drawing closer and closer until striking.

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.

Listen(en)

"A soundscape is any collection of sounds, almost like a painting is a collection of visual attractions," says composer R. Murray Schafer. "When you listen carefully to the soundscape it becomes quite miraculous." David New's portrait of the renowned composer becomes a lesson unto itself, gracing viewers (and listeners) with a singular moment of interactive subjectivity. This film was produced for the 2009 Governor General's Performing Arts Award.

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.

Marble and Concrete(es)

A documentary that invites the viewer to immerse themselves in a intimate and thoughtful walk through Poblenou Cemetery in Barcelona, better know as "El Santet", to see what is happening at its surrounding areas and, especially, inside: work, buildings, people watching over those who are no longer here, cemetery workers... A trip through a space that is closer than we think.

Spiritual Sucessor(en)

The shot’s eerily static, but the house isn’t quite right. There’s no mold in the wood, maybe it’s the bug!