“The Sound a Soul Makes” By Karl Stelter

Using the universal language of music and dance, The Sound a Soul Makes maps the emotional journey of a miscarriage by imagining a world where the child and parents get to meet and fall in love, if only for a short time.

The short film IN MEDIAS RUSH is an experimental cinematic journey into the depths of a manic mind. A poetic retro-sci-fi narrative unfolded in a string of unsettling tableaus that encapsulates the male protagonist’s ambiguous feelings about his birthday. While balancing between realities in his silent struggle with severe mental illness, we plunge into the film at a neatly orchestrated birthday party. The protagonist is accompanied by his girlfriend, and they are drinking cocoa on the couch in their mutual home. The setting breathes pure perfection, but through the voice over we sense that another reality is soon to be revealed. With one foot on the accelerator, he is heading towards the edge. The thematic focal point of IN MEDIAS RUSH is mental health problems among young adults, and the social/personal consequences related to the existing taboo on the subject. The film wishes to formulate an honest cinematic space in which words, sound, and image artistically interprets and articulates some of the perspectives related to especially bipolar, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. IN MEDIAS RUSH was nominated in the category 'Best Danish Short Film' at Copenhagen Short Film Festival in 2020. Original title: IN MEDIAS RÆS Directed by: Esben Persson -------------------- DK: IN MEDIAS RÆS IN MEDIAS RÆS er en filmisk rejse ind i dybderne af et manisk sind. En ung mand fejrer sin fødselsdag, mens hans tanker tordner afsted. Med en uvillig fod på speederen har han kurs mod kanten. FR: IN MEDIA RES IN MEDIA RES est un voyage dans les profondeurs d’un esprit maniaque. Un jeune homme fête son anniversaire tandis que ses pensées se multiplient. Malgré lui, il se dirige vers un point de non-retour. -------------------- Cast: Peter Alexander Bach & Amanda Overby Drew Director // Script writer // Set designer // Costume designer // Editor // Speaker: Esben Persson Photographer // Editor: Lasse Mølsted Producer: Latifa Lykke Ben Mabrouk Assistant producer: Cecilie Creutsberg Music composer: Martin Bejder Sound designer: Mads Hye Chief Lighting Technician: Rasmus Bruun Liboriussen VFX: Jonas Fonnesbæk Lodahl Colorist: Kristopher Paterson Graphic designer: Jakob Toft Kristensen -------------------- Shot on RED Monstro 8K with Lomo Squarefront Anamorphics.

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Credits

Starring Ariana Daub, Natalie Ischovich and Micah Moch

Directed by Karl Stelter

Written by Karl Stelter
Produced by Karl Stelter, Visual Medium

Choreography: Arian Russell

Beach Unit
Cinematographer: Luc Delamare
Production Assistants: Stephen Snavely, Chris Russell, Lenneal McKudu

Black Void Unit
Cinematographer: Nathaniel Regier
Key Grip: Pedro Bringas
Gaffer: Seth Fuller
GE Swing: Nick Sandoval
Production Stills: JJ House

Post-Production
Editor: Karl Stelter
Composer: Christy Marshall
Color: Luc Delamare
Mastering: Steve Shebby
Live Players: Simone Vitucci (Cello), Brandon Encinas (Viola), Nicole Garcia (Violin)
Sound Design: Ridgeline Sound
VFX Supervisor: Eduard Karamshuk
Compositing Artists: Dmytro Shykylov, Kirill Potras

Special Thanks
My wife Rachel Stelter for trusting and believing in me to tell this story.

Colorist Laco Gaal
Edit Jaime Calachi

GFX Jaime Calachi & Javier Huesa & Laco Gaal
VFX Jaime A. Calachi & Laco Gaal

Stills Photographer Vicky Vigo
Making Of Pablo Fernández