Sounds from the Underground

What does the sound of freedom sound like?

This program is dedicated to sonic resistance and liberation on-screen. These films insist that sound carries memory, movement, and power, claiming moments often denied by everyday life. By layering sonic traces across different histories, places, and lives, a similar truth emerges: a desire to be free.

Whether underground or aboveground, the rhythms resist control and vibrate each space with subversive frequencies. These films show how sound can defy authority, preserve culture, and imagine worlds otherwise impossible.

This program is curated by Aileen Ye.