This program of narrative shorts listens closely to the ways sound shapes our lives. From the intimacy of overheard voices through apartment walls, to the rhythms of music that connect us, to the silences and adaptations of those living with hearing impairments—these stories reveal how profoundly sound and its absence can define experience. Each film amplifies the textures of listening, reminding us that the act of hearing is never just physical, but emotional, cultural, and deeply human.

When a familiar face moves into the apartment next door, a sexually inhibited couple attempts to overcome their intimacy issues, despite the haunting sounds coming from beyond their thin walls.

Thin Walls

When a familiar face moves into the apartment next door, a sexually inhibited couple attempts to overcome their intimacy issues, despite the haunting sounds coming from beyond their thin walls.

Booker is far from home but close to friends and mentors as he hosts an exuberant party. But when the noise of the party dies down and the last guests go home, a listlessness returns to him. Only the next morning, while playing his trumpet, does he find his place in the stillness of the soft early light.

Now, Hear Me Good

A musician living abroad ponders his sense of community, a self-imposed exile, and what propels him to create.

The young daughter of a widowed electrical maintenance worker retreats to her mother's neglected music workshop to play music to remember her. When she causes a widespread power outage, tensions rise between father and daughter bringing their grief to boiling point.

Synthesize Me

A young teenager finds a way to bring her mother's synthesizers back to life with disastrous consequences for her and her father.

When Nate, a workaholic drummer, meets his match in Yazmine, a driven dancer, he realizes that the key to success isn’t just to work hard—but also to play hard.

Play Hard

When Nate, a workaholic drummer, meets his match in Yazmine, a driven dancer, he realizes that the key to success isn’t just to work hard—but also to play hard.

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Narrative Shorts: Supersonic

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