Transmissions
Jean
Nathan Gibson (UK 2024)
Nathan Gibson (UK 2024)
12 min
How would it feel to suddenly lose your hearing in one ear? And then the other? How would your world change? How would you? A writer, educator and advocate, Jean Straus talks about her experience of loss, her journey adapting to a life with hearing aids and her mission to fight for representation and public awareness.
Produced by Nathan Gibson
Music by Chris Zabriskie
Ian
Nathan Gibson (UK 2023)
Nathan Gibson (UK 2023)
9 min
A bomb disposal expert by trade, Ian Jones MBE spent over 35 years on the frontline of historical events, disarming bombs and incendiary devices in the most challenging of circumstances. His experiences reveal to us a hidden side of war and the lives of the people literally trying to defuse conflict. But these days, you’re more likely to find him tending his allotment.
Produced by Nathan Gibson
Brothers
Giacomo Bagni, (IT 2024)
Giacomo Bagni (IT 2024)
13 min
Giacomo and his father have had a fragmented relationship for years. Then, all of a sudden, a new character appears, replacing Giacomo as a son. Based on the author’s biographical story, Brothers is a trip in his inner world while he tries to understand what happened and make peace with it. A fresh take on autofiction, the piece is constructed by using a mixture of first person narration and re-constructed dialogues from the past, with the author inhabiting and voicing all the characters as a way to materialize his inner discussions and trying to make sense of them.
Written, Produced by Giacomo Bagni
Music by ST.ELVIO
I’d Rather Be Swimming
Clair Urbahn (UK 2024)
Produced by Clair Urbahn (UK 2022)
7 min
Produced especially for the XMTR Audio Arts Festival. This is an ode to living by the sea. It's why we are all here so please stop dumping sewage in it Southern Water. Cheers to the fellow swimmers that helped, young and old.
Clair Urbahn, an audio enthusiast since broadcasting at an independent FM station in Wellington NZ (radioactive.fm) moved from NZ to London in 2008, had a hand in setting up NTS Radio (nts.live) and set up pop-up stations when that was a thing. Currently overseeing podcast production and network infrastructure for Brazen (brazen.fm) as Head of Audio.
Producer: Clair Urbahn
In The Dark What’s New: Saltwater Soul
James Trice (UK 2024)
James Trice (UK 2024)
8 min
"Saltwater Soul" is an experimental audio documentary that’s really close to my heart. It dives into the world of sea swimming in Brighton, seen through the eyes of a passionate swimmer. The documentary mixes the peaceful sounds of the ocean with the lively atmosphere of protests against pollution by British water companies.
Creating this piece was a personal journey for me. I even started writing poetry for the first time, which you’ll hear throughout the documentary. It’s a mix of the calm and joy of sea swimming with the serious issue of environmental threats. My hope is that it not only shares the unique experience of sea swimming but also highlights the importance of protecting our waters.
Producer - James Trice
In The Dark What’s New: Knife Fork Keys
Hye Young Sin (KOR/DE 2024)
Hye Young Sin (KOR/DE 2023)
8 min
The experience of a night walk alone in the park, through different cultural, sexual, and social contexts.
Composed by: Hye Young Sin.
In The Dark What’s New: Dear Mother
Jerry Birch (UK 2024)
Jerry Birch (US 2024)
6 min
A contemplation on life as a son clears his mother's flat.
Produced by Jerry Birch during the In The Dark Short Feature course, taught by Nina Garthwaite.
In The Dark What’s New: The Lost Son
Julianne Chandler (US 2024)
Julianne Chandler (US 2024)
11 min
A father's 27-year search for his son, who was taken from him at birth.
Produced by Julianne Chandler.
Where is my Mind?
Molly-Rose Crossley (UK 2024)
Molly-Rose Crossley, (UK 2024)
11 min
What is it like to living with a condition which turns your mind against you? Having thoughts that go against your morals, ethics and heart? This condition is called POCD, which stands for Pure-OCD. It’s the sibling of the more popularly known OCD and comes with its own unique set of struggles and traits which can be incredibly distressing for those who have it.
We have spoken to someone who has lived with this condition all their life. Most recently the obsessions made her believe she had killed her best friend, who passed away from cancer.
How has she overcome this and what does the future hold when your mind can be your worst enemy?
Produced by Molly-Rose Crossley
Crush Tango
Eloïse Bertil, UK 2024
Eloïse Bertil (UK, 2024)
4 min
A story about a crush at a rooftop bar during a solo trip. This short audio piece explores romantic body language cues, examining the intricate choreography of a girl-meets-boy scenario and its translatability across cultures. Blending personal experiences with fictional elements, the narrative contemplates flirting as a universal language, where every gesture (or move) carries significant meaning—or at least, one hopes it does.
Produced by Eloïse Bertil around a field recording from the Cities & Memory sound database for their Spring Project.