Sonic Cinema – T*taube Perspektiven jenseits des Hörens

In the organizer's words:

What it's about

The film The Tuba Thieves (USA 2023) by T*deaf artist Alison O'Daniel takes us on an associative, essayistic journey to places in California where sound takes on a physical presence all of its own: we encounter roaring airplanes, school orchestras searching for their stolen tubas, raucous punk concerts in San Francisco's Deaf Club and the sign language poetry of Christine Sun Kim.

That's why you need to get in

Forget linear storytelling, because this movie follows the pure perception of sound and silence. Developed over a period of ten years, the production is based on sound art works by visionaries such as Christine Sun Kim, Ethan Frederick Green and Steve Roden. The Tuba Thieves invites you to experience the world through the ears and eyes of a community that understands sound beyond the purely acoustic. It is an invitation to recalibrate your senses and discover how much space there is between the sounds.

Alison O'Daniel deconstructs the classic cinematic experience. Instead of telling a story about "not hearing", she creates a space in which the audience can directly experience the complexity and beauty of a deaf perspective.

Pssst!

Following the screening, we will deepen these impressions in a post-screening discussion with Katharina Nazina-Rerich (deaf performer/interpreter and sign language lecturer) and Fabian Rombach (University of Cologne). The discussion will be moderated by Katja Lell (KHM). The follow-up discussion will be conducted in German Sign Language (DGS) and in German spoken language. The discussion will be accompanied by DE-DGS interpreting.

Sonic Cinema is a cooperation with the KHM - Academy of Media Arts Cologne

Information on accessibility

The original version of the film is in English and Spanish spoken language as well as in American Sign Language. The film will be shown with open subtitles in English and German and with English audio description.

Duration: approx. 92 minutes + follow-up discussion approx. 30 minutes

The follow-up discussion will be conducted in German Sign Language (DGS) and in German spoken language. The conversation is accompanied by DE-DGS interpreting.

People with hearing aids can use the hearing system. This works via induction.

The event room is barrier-free; however, the entrance door is difficult to open. A wheelchair-accessible toilet can be reached by elevator.

We can reserve wheelchair-accessible seats or other accessible seats.

You can bring your own headphones to use the audio description and inductive hearing assistance. The connection is made via a standard 3.5 mm jack plug.

Public parking spaces for people with disabilities are available at the following addresses: Filzengraben 1, 10, 11, 12 and 13.

Different support requirements can be specified when purchasing tickets so that we can prepare accordingly.

Guide dogs and assistance dogs are very welcome. Please let us know if you are bringing a dog to the performance.

Please let us know if you would like to be picked up from the nearest bus or train stop and accompanied to the event.

Please contact Iris (iris.haist@sommerblut.de) if you have any concerns or questions about accessibility

Notes

In consultation with the filmmaker Alison O'Daniel, balloons will be provided on site to allow you to feel sound vibrations through touch.

There are some passages in the film with very high volumes; however, these build up gradually and do not occur suddenly.