Sound Spring

WORLD PREMIEREIn this experimental omnibus documentary, filmmaker Catalina Alvarez paints a picture of small-town America as she chronicles the centuries-long history of Yellow Springs, Ohio. The stories, ranging from comical to disquieting and everything in between, point to a rich community demanding to be heard.Unfolding in a series of eight vignettes, SOUND SPRING explores the history of Yellow Springs, Ohio over hundreds of years, narrated by its residents in comical scenes. One interviewee rollerblades and reads the village's water meters, another stands on his head in a breakdancing freeze. The villagers describe American history—their ancestors' settlements after slavery, a friendship with Coretta Scott King, and Ohio's Trail of Tears—among other more personal details of village life. The wording of their recollections is imperfect and unsure. In fact, they are all re-stagings of their previous audio interviews. Through interacting with these recordings, villagers uncover layers of time and storytelling.GUEST(S) ARE SCHEDULED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR Q&A