DAU. Natasha & DAU. Degeneratsiya Reviews

As mentioned on my previous post, I worked on the Russian DAU project as an in-house Foley Mixer and Sound Editor. Two of the feature films produced from the unique arts project received a world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival last month.

DAU. Natasha was rewarded 5 stars from the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw, and the film also got a “Critic’s Pick” B+ rating from IndieWire’s Eric Kohn.

DAU. Degeneratsiya also received high critical acclaim, with the film scoring an overall 2nd place rating with the critics out of all of the Berlinale 2020 entries.

There were also favourable reviews of both films by The New York Times’ A.J. Goldman, and MUBI’s Ela Bittencourt.

More info on future DAU releases can be viewed on the project’s official website.

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Vogue Hong Kong x Dior

I composed music for a Vogue Hong Kong promo featuring Yoyo Cao. Directed by Martin Senyszak

Altsasu

Premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Altsasu is a documentary short that I worked on as a Sound Designer and Composer.

“In the Basque town of Altsasu, the beds of seven young men lie empty. As the town celebrates its annual festival, Altsasu follows Igone as she copes with the imprisonment of her son Jokin and six others, convicted in a case which has been widely condemned as a miscarriage of justice.”

Director: Eoin Wilson. Producer: Irune Gurtubai & Ben Sharrock.

De Beers

I composed music for this De Beers short set in the Basque Country, which is now up on Instagram

“Inspired by the Dewdrop design, De Beers has partnered with artisans in the Basque Country to create shimmering hand blown glass spheres for the new April windows.”

The Thicket Podcast

“The Thicket” is a fictional podcast I edited. It follows the adventures of journalist Bryce, who leaves Brooklyn for a sleepy rural town called Robbinsville in North Carolina, a place with a booming zoo industry that promotes various newly created species of animals.

“Imagine a fictional ‘This American Life’ exploring the characters and events of a quirky Twin-Peaks-esque world.”

Episode 1 is now available on iTunes & SoundCloud, with the rest of the series to be released soon. More info can be found at https://www.thethicketpodcast.com