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Documentary, Audio Portrait, Interview Lucia Scazzocchio Documentary, Audio Portrait, Interview Lucia Scazzocchio

Windows: Jill - The Edge of Things

Ivan d'Avoine and Derick Armah (UK 2025)

Ivan d'Avoine and Derick Armah (UK 2025)

23 min

To watch the world pass by from your home’s window is an intimate experience: at once deeply personal and yet universal, cinematic even, at times. Although we all do it, when was the last time someone asked you, sincerely; what do you see when you look outside your window?

Featuring experimental sound design that reflects the processes of art-making and city-wandering, we journey to Central London’s Brunswick Centre to meet Jill Rock, who sculpts natural found objects and geometric constructions under the light of her living room window.

Produces by Ivan d'Avoine and Derick Armah
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Fiction, Science Fiction, Climate Lucia Scazzocchio Fiction, Science Fiction, Climate Lucia Scazzocchio

Marsification: A Tale of Planetary Grief

Lily Sloane (US 2024)

Lily Sloane (US 2024)

49 min

Today we are being increasingly bombarded by the idea that humanity can and should expand to Mars. Coined in 2020 by the art collective Bureau of Linguistical Reality, the neologism Marsification critiques the idea that we can reset civilization by escaping to “Planet B”.

Marsification: A tale of planetary grief is a concept album audio artwork that unsettles seductive astro-colonial fantasies of leaving a damaged Earth for an uninhabited Mars. These 16 vignettes are designed for individual experiences and community dialogues as we process this interplanetary moment in all of its dissonance. Marsification:

A tale of planetary grief weaves together textured soundscapes, spoken dialogue, satire, hyper pop, whimsy, humor and heartache, non-fiction and science fiction, science and poetry, fantasy and history, with travels into inner and outer space. How can we examine assumptions about the future? And how do we listen properly to the ghosts that haunt the present?

Written and created by Lily Sloane and Zara Zimbardo
Narration and voice acting by Lily Sloane, Zara Zimbardo, and Chelsea Kigano
Audio production, music and sound design by Lily Sloane
Editorial support from Keisha TK Dutes;
Sound consultation from Adriene Lilly

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Audio Poem, History, Music Lucia Scazzocchio Audio Poem, History, Music Lucia Scazzocchio

I Used To Know H.I.M

Yasmine Dankwah (UK 2023)

Yasmine Dankwah (UK 2023)

24 min

A poetic retelling of the history of Hip-Hop from the perspective of a Black female until the mid-'90s and the emergence of the Native Tongues Movement. The piece features references to the 15-year-old Roxane Shante and her rap battle with Busy Bee Starski, the influence of the Hip-Hop trio The Sequence and one of the first conscious raps to exist!

An extract of this piece was featured twice on BBC Radio London to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop in 2023.

This piece was commissioned by Chronic Insanity Theatre as part of their Digital Literary Department.

Writer and Sound Designer: Yasmine Dankwah
Actor: Adelaide Banks
Director: Segen Yosef
Producer: Chronic Insanity Theatre


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Memoir, Personal Story, Sound Poem Lucia Scazzocchio Memoir, Personal Story, Sound Poem Lucia Scazzocchio

Bob Reflects on Steve's Birth

Kellyn Doerr (US 2025)

Kellyn Doerr (US 2025)

3 min

Bob and Mary are expecting. As this is their first child, Bob considers if he's even going to be in the room when Mary gives birth due to nerves and a multitude of emotions. As he goes through these reflections, he writes it all down and tucks it away in a journal. Decades later and after his death, Bob's granddaughter, Kellyn, finds this journal entry and decides to make a "sound poem" about her grandfather's emotions and the birth of her father, transcending years of family history and memory. Kellyn narrates this journal entry from the perspective of her grandfather and produces this sound poem, including her own field recordings, foley, and editing.

Produced by Kellyn Doerr


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Documentary, Reporting, Politics Lucia Scazzocchio Documentary, Reporting, Politics Lucia Scazzocchio

The Hole Truth: A Badge of Honour

Marnie Duke (UK 2025)

Marnie Duke (UK 2025)

17 min

How did conspiracy theories capture the American imagination? Join host Marnie Duke as she uncovers how a whole country fell down the rabbit hole.

The story of an FBI investigation gone wrong. How did a plan to wipe out conspiracy theories backfire and instead, radicalise a generation?

Narrated by Marnie Duke
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