The film industry is mostly centred on stars. But often it is people like the sound re-recordist portrayed in the documentary «The Sound Man Mangesh Desai» who turn movies into unique audiovisual experiences.
Defining one’s authenticity by being inauthentic is a central mode of being queer – and has become a popular aesthetic. In an essay inspired by the film «The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo», our writer asks how the metaphor of the flamingo might offer a route out of a repressi
This playlist is an audiovisual journey through the last 45 years of Italian music. Far from being a systematic overview of Italian heritage, this selection aims to outline a heterogeneous, if not divergent, landscape of sounds and music videos.
Other Music was a seminal NYC record store for 20 years. Emilie Friedlander, a frequent shopper there, reflects on the film of the same name and a legacy lost to the algorithm.
André Santos finds ambivalence in the tourism and gentrification of his hometown, as depicted through fado music in the film «Silêncio – Vozes de Lisboa».
Angolan producer Nazar grew up in Belgium, spent his teens in Angola, and is now based in the UK. In this interview, he talks about war, anger, discrimination, and loneliness. An experimental podcast.
Watching the film «A Girl’s Band» inspires Luisa Fernanda Uribe to think deeply about feminism and intersectionality in Latin America.
After watching Anna Gawlita’s film «Krzyżoki» (Horse Riders), Agata Pyzik wonders what’s next for contemporary masculinity?
Azin Feizabadi gets caught in Ebrahim Monsefi’s spirit breeze conjured by Kamran Heidari’s «documentary» on the Iranian singer/songwriter, «None of Your Business».
Sound is able to merge supposed contradictions: in the audio walk «Zero, Land der Zukunft» at Dystopie Festival, our writer finds herself entangled both in dystopian and utopian worlds. Here is a short essay on listening as a mode of creating critical agencies.
In an era where platforms package music in a way that strips away life’s complexities, Angus Finlayson finds a melancholic antidote in the music documentary «The Long River Slides».
