Brain is proud to announce three projects showing at LFF 2024. UK premiers of features To a Land Unknown (dir Mahdi Fleifel), and The Stimming Pool (Dir. Neurocultures Collective and Steven Eastwood) alongside its three-screen sister work Stim Cinema.

TO A LAND UNKNOWN

“After fleeing a camp in Lebanon, two Palestinian cousins are stranded in Athens, living in an underground limbo. Desperately seeking a way to reach Germany, they find themselves caught in an uncontrollable spiral. ‘To a Land Unknown’ races along like an edgy thriller, tragic but stripped back. A compelling, uncompromising and nuanced look at the living conditions of migrants.”

Brain worked with a powerhouse international sound team including sound designer Martín Hernández (Pan’s Labyrinth / The Revenant) and Brain’s own re-recording mixer Steve Bond. Sound design, foley and final cinema mix were recorded at Brain Audio Studios.

FOR BRAIN AUDIO

Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer // Steve Bond Sound Effects Editor // Raoul Brand Foley Artist // Tom Haines

FOR MARTÍN HERNÁNDEZ

Dialogue Editor // María Angulo Villar
Foley Editor // Beatríz Castañeda
Foley Supervisor // Mauricio Castañeda
Sound Editor // Jake Fielding
Supervising Sound Editor // Martín Hernández
Production Sound Mixer // Abu Alul Montaser
Sound Effects Editor // Marlene Zermeño
Mixed at Brain Audio Studios

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THE STIMMING POOL

This feature, co-created by the Neurocultures Collective and Steven Eastwood (Island / Buried Land), and shot on 16mm by Greg Oke (Aftersun), is built around the concept of an autistic camera.

The sound and music in this film drifts in and out of what a neurotypical audience might expect. Raw documentary feature sound, repetitive (stimming?) musical motifs, diegetic point of view experience of characters in the film, idiomatic B-movie zombie flick music. Brain Audio was guided by the collective, whilst simultaneously invigorated by the chance to interrogate
neurotypical artistic choices we make on a daily basis.

Sound Designer / Re-recording Mixer : Steve Bond
Score : Thomas Haines
Foley : Carlos Eligio San Juan Juanchi and Bill Chomp
Location Recording : Julia Martin

Mixed at Brain Audio Studios

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STIM CINEMA

This three screen installation, shot by Gregory Oke (Aftersun) on 16mm was co-created by The Neurocultures Collective & Steven Eastwood. Brain Audio sound designer Carlos San Juan crafted a soundtrack that bridges the three screens in an intricate study of three wandering perspectives from an ‘autistic camera’.

Sound design : Carlos Eligio San Juan Juanchi
Score : Thomas Haines

Mixed at Brain Audio Studios

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About Brain Audio

BRAIN AUDIO is an independent audio post studio creating exceptional sound and music for moving image, offering a wide range of services. Based at a new purpose built facility at London’s Design District, our immersive audio post facility with flagship Dolby Atmos mixing theatre houses a core creative team of top flight sound designers, instrumentalists, interactive
audio programmers, foley artists, producers, and a diverse roster of composers. Clients include Netflix, Meta, Marvel, Dreamworks, Disney, Google, The BBC and Channel 4.

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