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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.
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.
- Year2024
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryUnited States, Mexico, Netherlands
- DirectorBear Damen
- ScreenwriterBear Damen
- ProducerSalim El Arja, Po Wei Su, Bear Damen
- CinematographerAlfonso Herrera Salcedo
- EditorBear Damen
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.
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.
- Year2024
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryUnited States, Mexico, Netherlands
- DirectorBear Damen
- ScreenwriterBear Damen
- ProducerSalim El Arja, Po Wei Su, Bear Damen
- CinematographerAlfonso Herrera Salcedo
- EditorBear Damen
