Bodies of Sound
Intro; The Engineer's Voice (Die Stimme des Ingenieurs); We Listen to Beethoven, Then Silence. (Wir hören Beethoven und dann hören wir nichts mehr.); Diamond Hands (Diamanthände)
Run time: 63 min
Special Screenings
For all ages
Documentary | Drama
Free Admission Female Director Music Shorts
Special Screenings
Screenings:
German Shortfilms explore the space between sound and silence. What does an audio describer have to say when the screen suddenly goes black? How many words does it take to preserve a voice and its uniqueness when it threatens to falter? How do young musicians with hearing impairments perform Beethoven's 9th Symphony? And how does music and composing feel to the deaf rapper Deaf Kat Night? Four short documentary films from Germany, curated by the Braunschweig International Film Festival, explore the unique performance of words and music of their protagonists.
Theresa Grysczok
In collaboration with Braunshcweig International Film Festival and Tavana Oy. Free admission!
The following films will be shown at the screening:
Anne Isensee: Intro (Saksa 2022, 7 min., English dialogue)
An animated audio-described film about the audio-describer Simone, who can't make sense of the film—until the film starts to make sense of her.
André Siegers: The Engineer’s Voice (Saksa 2024, 21 min., German dialogue with English subtitles)
Sounds, words, and sentences are spoken and recorded, perhaps for the very last time. Only the inevitable remains unspoken. It lies between what is said and beyond what is named. A love story set in the East Westphalian countryside.
Johannes Duncker: We Listen to Beethoven, Then Silence (Saksa 2025, 15 min., German dialogue with English subtitles)
Germany's most prestigious orchestra for young musicians is preparing for a world premiere. Some of the young musicians are hearingimpaired, just as Beethoven once was. This experimental documentary short film weaves together fragments of observations from the creation of this orchestral piece and plays with expectations regarding hearing, music, and language.
Ella Raetzer: Diamanthände (Diamond Hands) (Saksa 2016, 19 min., German dialogue with English subtitles)
A portrait of Deaf Kat Night, a deaf rapper from Berlin. How did she get into music? How does Kathrin perceive the rhythms and vibrations in music? What inspires her Deaflyrics?
Theresa Grysczok
In collaboration with Braunshcweig International Film Festival and Tavana Oy. Free admission!
The following films will be shown at the screening:
Anne Isensee: Intro (Saksa 2022, 7 min., English dialogue)
An animated audio-described film about the audio-describer Simone, who can't make sense of the film—until the film starts to make sense of her.
André Siegers: The Engineer’s Voice (Saksa 2024, 21 min., German dialogue with English subtitles)
Sounds, words, and sentences are spoken and recorded, perhaps for the very last time. Only the inevitable remains unspoken. It lies between what is said and beyond what is named. A love story set in the East Westphalian countryside.
Johannes Duncker: We Listen to Beethoven, Then Silence (Saksa 2025, 15 min., German dialogue with English subtitles)
Germany's most prestigious orchestra for young musicians is preparing for a world premiere. Some of the young musicians are hearingimpaired, just as Beethoven once was. This experimental documentary short film weaves together fragments of observations from the creation of this orchestral piece and plays with expectations regarding hearing, music, and language.
Ella Raetzer: Diamanthände (Diamond Hands) (Saksa 2016, 19 min., German dialogue with English subtitles)
A portrait of Deaf Kat Night, a deaf rapper from Berlin. How did she get into music? How does Kathrin perceive the rhythms and vibrations in music? What inspires her Deaflyrics?