Wired for Sound

Each year, we curate a programme of shorts that explore sound, music, and audio in all its frequency glory…

This year’s lineup, all vying for the coveted Optical Sound Short Film Award, features a doc about the forbidden beats in Tehran, following illicit Iranian musicians as they fight for the right to make music; plus one of the best music videos you’ll ever see, made for the group BADBADNOTGOOD.

You’ll also find a whole bunch of films with truly unique soundtracks - including one featuring a dancing chicken by the Midlands’ very own Greg McLeod.

Films

Human Walkers in Motion
(Dir: Ethann Néon, Belgium 2020, 11 mins)

After the Dance
(Dir: Shunsaku Hayashi, Japan 2021, 3 mins)

You Can't Show My Face
(Dir: Knutte Wester, Sweden 2021, 24 mins)

Beside April
(Dir: Camille Summers-Valli, UK 2021, 5 mins)

Heart Failure
(Dir: Will Wightman, UK 2021, 10 mins)

Ganbatene
(Dir: Yi-Yu Tsai, Taiwan 2021, 6 mins)

Poum Poum
(Dir: Damien Tran, France 2021, 6 mins)

Motherclucker
(Dir: Greg McLeod, UK 2022, 5 mins)