ZOOM: SOUND | Invisible Dimensions of Cinema

ZOOM: SOUND | Invisible Dimensions of Cinema

Zoom: Sound is a new cycle by the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute dedicated to the invisible dimension of cinema. Sound gives image its tone and expression, reaches beyond the frame and draws the viewer into the story. The series focuses on practices, techniques and technologies of sound for film — from recording, through processing, to playback. Screenings are enriched by talks with soundtrack creators and lectures that bring closer the history of phonography and its influence on film language.

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The series runs from October to June and includes nine screenings — one each month.

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FINA, Wałbrzyska 3/5 Street, Warsaw (Służew metro).

Upcoming screenings:

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30 January, 18:30
- Angel in the Closet, dir. Stanisław Różewicz, Poland, 1987, 91'
Lecture: Stefan Głowacki
Angel in the Closet is a lesser-known film by Stanisław Różewicz about Jan (Jerzy Trela) — an introverted sound engineer haunted by the echo of traumatic events. Sound in the film becomes a carrier of memory, weaving the present with recordings and recollections.

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20 February, 18:30
- David Holzman's Diary, dir. Jim McBride, USA, 1967, 74'
A unique screening of a cult film that is one of the earliest examples of the mockumentary. The film follows a young New Yorker documenting everyday life; notable as well is the Nagra tape recorder — an invention that changed sound-recording practices.

Previous meetings in the series:

• 15 October, 18:30 — Blow Out, dir. Brian De Palma, USA, 1981, 104' (Lecture: Stefan Głowacki)



• 20 November, 18:30 — Katarzyna Szczerba & Katarzyna Gondek — short film screening (Guests: Katarzyna Szczerba & Katarzyna Gondek)



• 11 December, 18:30 — Chopin, Chopin, dir. Michał Kwieciński, Poland, 2025, 126' (after the screening: a meeting with specialists from Dreamsound studio: Marcin Kasiński and Kacper Habisiak; moderated by Jan Topolski)

Zoom: Sound is an invitation to listen closely to cinema — film screenings combined with lectures and conversations that reveal the technical and historical aspects of working on a soundtrack.