The Exploding Head: Sound and Trauma in Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Memoria
Film screening and discussion with Michel Schöpping, Marina Borovaya and Etienne Kallos.
What is the role of sound in film? How can sound be a sign of personal trauma? In the Conservatoire’s New Music Lab, with its tremendous sound system we will explore these questions focussing on the amazing 2021 Jury Prize winner at Cannes Film Festival:
Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 136 mins
A film about a woman visiting Bogotá who is woken one morning by a loud ‘bang’. This haunting sound dispels her sleep for days, calling into question her identity and guiding her from recording studios to secluded jungle villages in an attempt to find its source.
What will the event look like? Sound designer Michel Schöpping joins us in person to give an introduction into the role of sound design in filmmaking. After the screening of Memoria we will take a break with some food and drinks, before hearing Michel’s reflection on the film. Next, we welcome two online guests from Athens and Tromsø – Etienne Kallos and Marina Borovaya. Etienne will talk about his relationship to the film as a filmmaker, and Marina will speak about her research into acousmatic sound and trauma in Memoria. We will end the evening with a discussion and Q&A.
Thanks to everyone for joining!
