32 SOUNDS
An immersive feature documentary and sensory film experience that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound and its power to bend time, cross borders, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us.
SHOWTIMES
MAR 29 | FRI
7:10 p.m.
MAR 30 | SAT
12:40, 5:00 p.m.
MAR 31 | SUN
2:50, 7:10 p.m.
APR 1 | MON
5:00 p.m.
APR 2 | TUE
7:10 p.m.
APR 3 | WED
5:00 p.m.
APR 4 | THU
NO SCREENINGS
SYNOPSIS
32 SOUNDS is an immersive feature documentary and profound sensory experience from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground, A Thousand Thoughts) featuring original music by JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN). The film explores the elemental phenomenon of sound by weaving together 32 specific sound explorations into a cinematic meditation on the power of sound to bend time, cross borders, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us.
Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Green as he takes the audience on a journey through time and space — exploring everything from forgotten childhood memories, to the soundtrack of resistance, to subaquatic symphonies — and experience in new ways the astonishing sounds of our everyday lives. 32 SOUNDS investigates the mysterious nature of perception and the subtle yet radical politics that arise from sensation and being present in one’s body.
Director
Sam Green
WITH
JD Samson, Edgar Choueiri, Annea Lockwood, Cheryl Tipp, Mazen Kerbaj, Fred Moten, Joanna Fang, Christine Sun Kim
Run Time
Released
Distributed by
Abramorama
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Additional options TBA
Country
United States
SUBTITLES
None
NOT RATED
Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.
REVIEWS
“The sounds are finite, yet the benefits of tuning in to the film’s wavelengths are endless. It’s the greatest documentary you’ve ever heard.”
“Full to bursting with humor, emotion and curiosity, 32 SOUNDS is a uniquely mind-expanding plunge into a dimension of the human experience so many of us take for granted, a rare and rewarding sonic journey with the potential to enrich our lives.”
“This is a rare film and a rare use of cinema. Other documentaries are like filmed news stories. This one is like a poem. If you see this, you will never again think of hearing in quite the same way, and you will hear sounds that are so haunting that they will be with you for the rest of your life.”