Synopsis
This self-portrait illustrates the sensory chaos caused by what is called “permanent tinnitus”, which belongs to the typology of so-called “phantom” pains, similar to inexhaustible waves of sound that must be tamed in order to define a new state of silence.
A word from Tënk
There are films that we experience more than we watch, that come and tickle us deep inside and leave a mark within minutes. Disappearing Silence is one of those rare films; it haunts us long after the first viewing. Presented in the Impression(s) section of the 6th edition of Plein(s) Écran(s), a program that unveils works that are as sensitive as they are sensory, this experimental short film by Sarah Seené plunges us into a subjective sonic chaos while enveloping us in a soothing black and white. The Super 8 images and the intuitive editing evoke Maya Deren's surrealist and psychoanalytical cinema, like one more spectre that haunts the film. The filmmaker uses all the sensory power of cinema to highlight the physical consequences of trauma, and the ghosts she whispers about become undeniably ours.
Ariane Roy-Poirier
General and Programming Director
Plein(s) Écran(s)
