A bespectacled audiologist named Dr. Smith introduces himself to us. He comes out from behind his desk and walks to an examination table. He points to a nearby watermelon, noting that a person is “a soundaholic” if he wonders what the melon would sound like if dropped from a 36-story building, or if he hears a skidding car and identifies the noise as registering as a B flat musically. For the latter example, Dr. Smith points to a tire.
A soundaholic, says Dr. Smith, sees a rooster and a bird and wonders if one thinks the other can’t sing well. Pointing to a flip chart containing drawings of different people, Dr. Smith notes that soundaholics “are everywhere.” He hesitates momentarily when one of the pictures resembles him. Dr. Smith then identifies the definitive sign someone is a soundaholic–the wearing of a Sony MP3 Walkman. Consider the soundaholic the way you would a relative, for they’re human too, says the compassionate doctor. With a shot of Dr. Smith dancing to the music on his Walkman, the website address www.feeleverysound.com is supered on screen.
Eric Steinman of Trio Films, Los Angeles, directed “Doctor”–one of three virals which gained airtime in Southeast Asia–for Young & Rubicam, Singapore. “Doctor” and a second spot, “Calvin,” have created a buzz, gaining fans in the U.S. on YouTube.
The agency team included creative director Rowan Chanen, art director Rudino Bin Kassim and producer Kim Lim.
Taylor Ferguson and Erin Tauscher executive produced for Trio, with John Marx serving as producer. The DP was Kip Bogdahn.
Editor was Ira Kline of Union Editorial, Los Angeles.
Michelle Satter To Be Honored At Sundance Film Festival Gala
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced details for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute, which will take place on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Utah. The event will be an evening in celebration of Michelle Satter, founding sr. director of artist programs at Sundance Institute, for her longstanding commitment to nurturing artists and cultivating independent film through the Sundance Labs, where visionary artists convene to develop groundbreaking projects through an in-depth creative process, for the past four decades. The annual Vanguard Awards will be presented during the evening to Sean Wang, writer and director of Dìdi, and Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, co-directors of Sugarcane, who premiered their films at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
The annual gala enables the nonprofit to raise funds to support independent artists year-round through labs, grants, and public programming that nurture artists from all over the world. The 2025 event is made possible with the generous support of Google TV. The Festival will take place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online from January 30–February 2, 2025 for audiences across the country to discover bold independent storytelling.
“For over four decades Michelle has been devoted to truly championing independent storytellers,” said Amanda Kelso, acting CEO of Sundance Institute. “She has encouraged artists to own their voice, learn their craft, become fierce leaders, and develop their resilience in our changing ecosystem. Her life-long commitment to supporting artists, especially in underrepresented... Read More