Passaggio
Passaggio questions the gender politics of sound through a teenage boy's voice-finding odyssey.Going through the unsettling phase of voice transition and subsequently losing his voice, the protagonist must plunge into the world's myriad sounds, turning his body into a locale of observation, absorption, and mimesis.
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Passaggio questions the gender politics of sound through a teenage boy's voice-finding odyssey. Going through the unsettling phase of voice transition and subsequently losing his voice, the protagonist must plunge into the world's myriad sounds, turning his body into a locale of observation, absorption, and mimesis. Challenging the dominant narratives of voice articulation and able-bodiedness, he fearlessly embraces a fluid identity, a life without an accepted voice. What constitutes an eligible voice? How do we find our own voices in this chaotic world?
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- Budget
- $10,000
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- Release date
- Feb 11, 2023
- Runtime
- 0h 14m
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- Country
- China
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