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9 Outubro 2024
Sonic Letters: A collaborative sound piece

Sonic Letters: Doc’s Kingdom — A Movable House of Reflection

 

We’re excited to unveil the collaborative sound piece made by the Dear Doc Fellows — an experimental collage of sounds collected, created, and recorded during the Doc’s Kingdom Seminar 2023.

 

This documentary sound piece weaves together a constellation of words, thoughts, sensations, and memories from the first Seminar edition taking place in Odemira, Alentejo. It brings together diverse voices and soundscapes: excerpts from talks by Elena Duque, Sílvia das Fadas, Stefanie Baumann, and Claire Atherton; evocative film fragments; reflections penned and read by Sofie Cato Maas; field recordings captured throughout the Seminar; and even the spectral presence of filmmakers like Amy Halpern and Robert Kramer.

 

Rather than aiming to create an objective and comprehensive archive of the Seminar (adding to the Doc’s Kingdom Archive of recorded debates, ongoing since 2000), the assembled fragments intertwine freely, creating a rich and horizontal narrative, and invite listeners to think about larger questions like sound and editing, the connections between the film programme and the local community and their struggles, the ethics and politics of documentary and archives.

 

>>> Listen here

 

 

CONTENTS:

 

Robert Kramer, Dear Doc (1990, 35’) [film]

Amy Halpern, Masterclass on sound and silence in filmmaking, S8 Mostra de Cinema Periférico 2022, A Coruña, Spain [talk] 

Elena Duque – Programmer Doc’s Kingdom 2023, Talk: Dear Doc Programme 2023 [talk]

Amy Halpern, Falling Lessons (1995, 64’) [film]

Valentina Alvarado Matos, Se puede deletrear la hoja? (2022, 8′) [film]

Carlos Vásquez Méndez, Legerdemain (2023, 4’) [film] 

Sofie Cato Maas, “Doc’s Kingdom: A Movable House of Reflection” [text]

Grupo Coral São Luís, “O meu país está triste” (My country is sad), live performance at Doc’s Kingdom 2023 [documentary sound]

Sílvia das Fadas – Cinema Fulgor, Talk: Dear Doc Programme 2023 [talk]

Miriam Martín, Vuelta a Riaño (2023, 15’) [film]

Claire Atherton, Talk on Editing: Doc’s Kingdom 2023 [talk]

Carlos Vásquez Méndez, Las Cruces (2018, 80’) [film]

Debate on Las Cruces, Doc’s Kingdom 2023 [talk]

Stefanie Baumann – Tutor Dear Doc, Talk: Dear Doc Programme 2023 [talk]

Maryam Tafakory, Irani Bag (2021, 8’) [film]

 

TEAM:

Doc’s Kingdom 2023 director: Marcia Mansur

Dear Doc Coordinator: Catarina Boieiro

Dear Doc Fellows 2023: Clara Tejerina, Cristopher Ruiz, Maria Inês Gonçalves, Maura Grimaldi, Miguel Teodoro, Oana Ghera, Orisel Castro, Pavel Tavares, Sofie Cato Maas

Dear Doc Tutors: Stefanie Baumann, Sara Morais

Editing and sound mix: Hélder Beja, Diogo Pinheiro

Editorial supervision: Marcia Mansur, Catarina Boieiro