BlackStar Film Festival

Panel: Horror and Sound

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With Nikyatu, Tanerélle, Mario Gaoa, and Lisa Taouma; moderated by Sultana Isham



Groans, shouts, murmurs, silence. The crescendo that builds, the vibrations that make your heart rate rise as the story builds. This panel will consider the affective power of sound in Black and Indigenous storytelling. Each moment of a film is embedded with sensory material, and for horror films every layer packs a punch. From the vantage point of two directors, a sound designer, a composer, and an actor, we will hear about the collaborative process of designing and making sonic worlds within films, with a consideration towards music, pacing, performance, and special effects that frighten.