Song of Breath

A thunderous redefinition of the ensemble film, or rather, a return to its original meaning: a group of voices rising together, in unison. Song of Breath is a rare object, a film where hearing—and all that it perceives, from the low rumble of a didgeridoo to the friction of a human throat—takes precedence over moving images. It feels like stepping into an alternate history of cinema: one in which sound came first. A time when cinema was purely sonic, and the image arrived only later, as a counterpoint, a kind of visual overtone. Simona Canonica’s film reminds us that every image can also be a reservoir of sound, such as the crafting of a musical instrument, the delicate shaping of a violin’s back - even the untouched wood of a living tree creaking softly in the breeze. This film is a powerful reconsideration of the unspoken hierarchy between two of our five senses, through which Canonica reveals the political dimension of sound, its alternate temporality, and the possibilities opened up by its seeming invisibility.
Dimitri de Preux

Song of Breath, 2025
Jugando con los pajaros, 2014
Con la licencia de Dios, 2010
La visita, 2009
Danza Improvvisa, 2006