Perfectionism is a widespread modus operandi among artists. In an essay inspired by the film «Solo», our author reflects why this can lead to fear of failure rather than better work – and how one can overcome this faulty logic of self-judgment.

Noisy encounters in Indonesia, both in her own life and via Adythia Utama’s short film «existence.», have taught Gisela Swaragita elevated listening.

«Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound» gets Dan Barrow pondering the affect of sound in film and its role in finding space for sonic freedom.

Seeing reflections of the digital world in Marnie Ellen Hertzler’s «Crestone», Daniela Seitz looks beyond the isolation of the internet to find renewal and hope.

After seeing them perform and watching their film with director Piotr Macha, RRRKRTA examines SIKSA’s unusual revolutionary stance.

«Utapishi» is a spiritual healing ritual in Kenya that is seen as a threat by Christianity. Nevertheless, some young healers still practise it. Read an essay about the alliance of colonialism and religion, as seen in the short film «Tapi!».

In Raquel Castro’s «SOA», Joseph Kamaru, aka sound artist KMRU, finds confirmation that sound affects us more deeply than we realize.

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