Transmissions
In The Dark What’s New: Saltwater Soul
James Trice (UK 2024)
James Trice (UK 2024)
8 min
"Saltwater Soul" is an experimental audio documentary that’s really close to my heart. It dives into the world of sea swimming in Brighton, seen through the eyes of a passionate swimmer. The documentary mixes the peaceful sounds of the ocean with the lively atmosphere of protests against pollution by British water companies.
Creating this piece was a personal journey for me. I even started writing poetry for the first time, which you’ll hear throughout the documentary. It’s a mix of the calm and joy of sea swimming with the serious issue of environmental threats. My hope is that it not only shares the unique experience of sea swimming but also highlights the importance of protecting our waters.
Producer - James Trice
In The Dark What’s New: Knife Fork Keys
Hye Young Sin (KOR/DE 2024)
Hye Young Sin (KOR/DE 2023)
8 min
The experience of a night walk alone in the park, through different cultural, sexual, and social contexts.
Composed by: Hye Young Sin.
In The Dark What’s New: Nuisibles
Ka-Young Park and Dimitris Roidis (FR 2023)
Ka-Young Park and Dimitris Roidis (FR 2023)
13 min
This work combines two worlds: a vermin exterminator in Paris and stories of the oppressed youth. After a police union’s public statement on 30th July, these two worlds suddenly intersect.
Producers - Ka Young Park and Dimitris Roidis during the Louis Lumiere Sound Documentary programme, taught by Frédérique Pressman
In The Dark What’s New: Dear Mother
Jerry Birch (UK 2024)
Jerry Birch (US 2024)
6 min
A contemplation on life as a son clears his mother's flat.
Produced by Jerry Birch during the In The Dark Short Feature course, taught by Nina Garthwaite.
In The Dark What’s New: The Lost Son
Julianne Chandler (US 2024)
Julianne Chandler (US 2024)
11 min
A father's 27-year search for his son, who was taken from him at birth.
Produced by Julianne Chandler.
In The Dark What’s New: The Diaries of Netovicius the Vampire
Hugo Martin (US 2024)
Hugo Pierre Martin (US 2024)
6 min
A piece about vampires, as well as recovery — from trauma, from alcoholism, from cults, just from life.
Produced, written and performed by Hugo Pierre Martin
In The Dark What’s New: Hacking Wagner Act 3 Scene 5
Kjersti G. Andvig & Ioana Mandrescu (NO/BE 2024)
Kjersti G. Andvig & Ioana Mandrescu (NO/BE 2024)
43 min
A wacky reimagining of Wagner’s opera “Die Meistersingers von Nurnberg”, where all the instruments, leitmotivs, soloists and choirs are replaced with with 10,000 individual samples of human voices from famous people.
Composed by: Kjersti G. Andvig & Ioana Mandrescu
In The Dark What’s New: Money
Matt Pope (UK 2024)
Matt Pope (UK 2024)
8 min
A musical remix of the words of Germaine Greer and Martin Amis.
Produced by Matt Pope.
In The Dark What’s New: Friends of the Wall
Evan Green (UK 2024)
Evan Green (UK 2024)
13 min
Every Friday, a small group of volunteers paint red hearts on the National Covid Memorial Wall, in the heart of Westminster. As the world moves on, why do they keep coming back?
Producer - Evan Green
In The Dark What’s New: The Sounding Bell
Composed by Garling Wu and Jessie Leov (NZ 2024)
Garling Wu and Jessie Leov (NZ 2024)
6 min
A composition of field recordings, voice, piano and cello, made in response to the climate crisis. "The Sounding Bell" shifts freely between the concrete and abstract, moving from the real to the imagined to the surreal. Many sounds were recorded in Toyama, an urban city in Japan surrounded by mountains, rivers, rice fields and the sea.