Behind the scenes of Welcome to Provincetown is YASS! 2022 second online masterclass. It was recorded on November 17th 2022. In this generous behind-the-scenes review of Welcome to Provincetown, Mitra Kaboli talked about the challenges and choices that have accompanied her over a year of work. She also shared about the tremendous editing work and […]
Loss, Rain and Listening as an act of intimacy is YASS! 2022 last masterclass.It was recorded in Florence, on December 10th, on the occasion of Lucia Festival. Due to tech issues, the audio is sometimes slightly echoing. We apologize for that and if you prefer listening to the original and pristine versions of the audio […]
Sleep Talks is a story about dreams and love and ethics. When Talia’s boyfriend Eddie gets drunk, he sleep talks. For years, Talia records him and prods him and asks him questions, trying desperately to climb into his mind and explore. But it’s not that easy. Talia Augustidis is an audio producer and artist based […]
Naar buiten paints the portrait of 78-year-old Erik. This piece contemplates the past fifty years of his life, which he has spent in silence, married to a woman who refuses even to acknowledge his existence. As a former Jehovah’s Witness, Erik was excluded by the religious community his wife still belongs to. This religious divide […]
Finn and the Bell is the story of a small community struggling to respond to the 2020 suicide of Finn Rooney, a 17-year-old boy who had become an inspiring and unifying figure to many people in his hometown of Hardwick, Vermont. It is not a story about suicide. It’s a story about a boy who […]
Malafemmina is the story of a life-changing encounter between a French director and a trans artist, an unlikely friendship born and nurtured in the lively nights of East Rome. Chloé Barreau tells the story of Lilith Primavera, a contemporary diva who has crossed genders to find her own identity. She is a legendary creature and […]
Mathilde lives in Quimper with her son Léon and her partner Corentin. She works in a restaurant, and between shifts she likes to enjoy life, like everyone else. But Mathilde is not really like everyone else. She has vocal and motor tics. These are caused by Gilles, Gilles de la Tourette. Camille Descroix, her younger […]
Phoebe McIndoe has always been interested in exploring stories around family and adoption. As she recalls: “My little brother is adopted and our relationship, over the years, has been quite complex, challenging and sometimes rewarding”. In It’s Alright Phoebe McIndoe examines their relationship by focusing on a single day and a single event: “We were […]
Shadow Work was made as a mode of healing and transformation. It is about the importance of darkness and an invitation to observe what grows in shadows. This piece was first made as a submission to the KCRW Radio Race 2019, and then published on Short Cuts from Falling Tree Productions. Special thanks to Margo Mejia, […]
Le village des fous is a fictionalized documentary about a village affected by an inexplicable plague of madness. It is based on true events that occurred in Pont-Saint-Esprit, France in 1951. “Our son Charles woke up last night bathed in sweat. He saw crazy shapes on the walls and carpets. To reassure him, his father […]