Four centuries ago... did people listen in a different way than we do now?
How different were the sounds that they heard? And can we tune into their auditory world?
Tracking down ancient sounds that still exist, evoking some which have become extinct, this acoustic film imagines the noises of Elizabethan society through the ears of those who listened four centuries ago.
A documentary feature inspired by Bruce Smith's book The Acoustic World of Early Modern England and coproduced in St. John's, Vancouver and London by Chris Brookes, Paolo Pietropaolo, and Alan Hall.
Hark! Canadian version broadcast: Sept 29/08
Hark! U.K. version broadcast Oct 5/08
AWARDS:
Grand Prix Marulic 2009 (citation: "Sound is used not just to illustrate but to bring new dimensions, to tell new stories to the listener ... The listener is encouraged, forced even, to think of the soundtrack of today, the noise pollution which surrounds us every moment...")
Gold World Medal for Best Sound, New York Festivals 2009
Grand Award-best of festival , New York Festivals 2009
