La Sposa nel Vento premiered at the Seattle Social Justice Film Festival in front of a stunned and engaged audience, receiving high praise from viewers for its powerful and emotional depiction of the topic of gender violence against women.

Directed by Giovanni Coda, the film combines stunning dance moves with graphic and tragic stories to create a work of art that is both beautiful and impactful.

The film tackles the sensitive topic of domestic violence and its effects on women, their families, and future generations. It highlights the fact that patriarchal systems harm not just women but everyone, and it drives home the point that gender-based violence is an issue that affects us all.

Viewers were moved by the film's innovative approach to storytelling, which blends different art forms such as dance, voice-over, and powerful imagery. They were also touched by Giovanni's bravery in tackling such an important issue, and many felt that his unique perspective made the film even more impactful.

This are the voices of the viewers that I collected immediately after the Seattle premier.

PRODUCTION, EDITING & SOUND DESIGN M.Cristina Marras

A tale of cultural neocolonialism. This podcast is inspired by my personal experience, as someone who grew up in Sardinia surrounded by stories and boasts about the journey of the famous English writer D.H. Lawrence, and his wife Frida through Sardinia.

Lawrence visited Sardinia in 1921, after becoming bored with rainy Sicily. He spent just over a week there, during which time he wrote a book in which he described the island and its people.

I find Lawrence's portrayal of Sardinia and its inhabitants myopic and insensitive, as he was unable and unwilling to understand or engage with anything that was different from the reality he was familiar with.

Despite these criticisms, I embarked on a journey to retrace Lawrence's footsteps through Sardinia, exploring the breath-taking landscape of vineyards, pioneers, and love for the soil. Along the way, I encounter winemaker Stefano Soi, who demonstrates an awe-inspiring dedication to the land and an ability to embrace old traditions while planning and creating a sustainable future.

VOICES: Cristina Marras (Narrator; Reader from “The Little Prince”) and Stefano Soi (as himself); passages from D.H. Lawrence’s book “Sea and Sardinia” read by Romeo M. Minutolo
PRODUCTION, EDITING & SOUND DESIGN M. Cristina Marras

Instructions on how to prepare a clay pot, before using it to cook, presented with a sexy voice.

This is part of an exploration on voice that I created as assignment for the 'In the dark' course (a course that I highly recommend, presented by the fabulous Nina Garthwaite).

Photo by Alfonso Escu on Unsplash

This is part of an exploration on voice that I created as assignment for the 'In the dark' course (a course that I highly recommend, presented by the fabulous Nina Garthwaite).

This time I looked for actual instructions (on how to prepare a clay pot to be used) presented the same material to the tune of a song. Let's see whether you recognise which one.

Photo by Alfonso Escu on Unsplash

This is part of an exploration on voice that I created as assignment for the 'In the dark' course (a course that I highly recommend, presented by the fabulous Nina Garthwaite).

This piece consists of found sounds mixed up with my original piece. Enjoy!

Photo by Alfonso Escu on Unsplash

An audio experiment created while attending Nina Garthwaite's amazing In the dark audio course.
Photo by Alfonso Escu on Unsplash

What does the opposite of inspiration sound like? It's an endless litany of audio prompts delivered with horrible audio and without any sense or order. Created as Assignment #13 for Sarah Geis' Audio Playground www.audioplayground.xyz/
[02/10/2020]

Created for Cities and Memory's Shortwave project, this piece starts from the real shortwave audio from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster to tell the real story of Robert H. Lawrence Jr., a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut.

"Shortwave radio is one of the most fascinating sonic worlds – capturing vital moments in world history as well as the thrill of pirate radio, clandestine radio stations, secretive number stations, military and spy radio. All of humanity is truly out there to be listened to at the turn of a dial – and it’s been remixed and reimagined in the Shortwave Transmissions project."

Shortwave is a project by Cities and Memory citiesandmemory.com/shortwave/

The image is by artist Tavares Strachan. I Belong Here (White), 2012

Voice Romeo M. Minutolo
Production, editing & sound design M.Cristina Marras
[03/10/2021]