Optical Sound Shorts
Optical Sound Shorts
Saturday 16th May, 2026
Doors: 17:30
Screening Starts: 17:45
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From the rhythmic chime of cowbells across the Indian countryside to the haunting, rediscovered verses of Scottish pioneer-witch poet Helen Adam, this programme is a global atlas of sound.
Each film offers a unique sonic fingerprint, treating the microphone as a microscope. Whether it's the mechanical heartbeat of a city or the lyrical lilt of a spoken-word performance, these shorts prove that every corner of the world has its own distinct, incredible melody.
FILMS
Signal Mathilde Parquet & Emma Carré - France, 17 mins Lost Harmonies Sima Gonsai - UK, 13mins In and Out of the Hornbeam Maze Tomas Stark - Sweden, 6 mins lessons on flight Cecilia Araneda - Canada, 4 mins A Little More Action Alexis Beaumont - France, 1 min Each to their own World Klarissa Webster - UK, 15 mins Night Sky Elevator Csanád Baksa-Soós - Hungary, 9 mins
