Ressonância Schumann

The wacky states of consciousness between being awake and sleeping.
7.83Hz is the inaudible frequency that resonates through the earth's electromagnetic field where experiences and sensations take place; They say it can connect us to other dimensions. Focus.

  • Siao Feerum
    Director
  • Siao Feerum
    Writer
  • Nuit Feerum
    Producer
  • Nivaldo Tavares
    Key Cast
  • Alexandre Mitre
    Key Cast
  • Álvaro Antônio
    Key Cast
  • Amanda Tamarozzi
    Key Cast
  • Gabriel Henrique
    Key Cast
  • Gabriella Maria Restom
    Key Cast
  • Jéssica Ramos
    Key Cast
  • João Vitor Linhares
    Key Cast
  • Lauro Piuma
    Key Cast
  • Mavi Gouveia
    Key Cast
  • Nuit Feerum
    Key Cast
  • Priscila Gomes
    Key Cast
  • Thiago Saraiva
    Key Cast
  • Yannick Peters
    Key Cast
  • Victor Dargains
    Key Cast
  • Siao Feerum
    Film Editor
  • Siao Feerum
    Sound Design
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ressonância Schumann
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    33 minutes 59 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    1,216 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 35mm, Canon Cinema, 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.00
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Siao Feerum

Self-taught, he dedicates himself to research and development of new language structures, discourse, narrative aesthetics, dramatic interpretation, cinematographic photography and metalanguage using cinema, literature, musical composition, visual arts;
Researcher in the areas of theurgy, philosophy of belief, social and ceremonial systems.

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Director Statement

SCHUMANN RESONANCE is a collaborative cinematic effort by dramatic and performance artists:
ALEXANDRE MITRE, ÁLVARO ANTÔNIO, AMANDA TAMAROZZI, GABRIEL HENRIQUE, GABRIELLA MARIA RESTOM, JÉSSICA RAMOS, JOÃO VITOR LINHARES, LAURO PIUMA, IGOR RAMOS, MAVI GOUVEIA, NUIT FEERUM, PRISCILLA GOMES, THIAGO SARAIVA, YANNICK PETERS e VICTOR DARGAINS who perform love the techniques of “improvisational cinema” with director SIAO FEERUM.

The renowned pianist NIVALDO TAVARES (President of the Orquestra Rio Sinfônica association), writes for the first time a cinematographic soundtrack, with images entirely recorded in the unique moment of the composition, his hands playing a legendary “Steinway & Sons Patent -Grand New York & Hamburg” lead our scenic egregore.

The visual performance work is anchored in hypnagogic experimentation, a stage between sleep and wakefulness where hallucinations can cause great mental confusion. With shocking, even terrifying images and sensations, it is rare to be able to differentiate the illusory from reality. Such experiences tend to increase fear and often interrupt our sleep. Associated with anxiety and stress, hallucinations can be more complex and frequent. On the other hand, immersing ourselves in our subconscious holds pleasurable doses of pure fantasy.
The sound and visual environments are arranged in multi-layers where we aesthetically and sonically penetrate their characteristics, which range from classic Chopin, Schumann, to R&B, analog synthesizers, percussions, noises, thunder, textures, mixed with experimental frequencies are interspersed between first , second and third plane, opening, closing and reconnecting sequences; The voice of actress PRISCILLA GOMES appears in the distance, a few words are the most we can hear. An art film for a fantastic expressionist/surrealist immersion, with eight original songs.
The sinister characterization of the characters “Duno" (Siamese) draws attention, THIAGO SARAIVA and VICTOR DARGAINS are connected by a large hair cord
GABRIELLA MARIA RESTOM, polyphonic character, imprisoned, confused, naked.

The episodic editing with evident hints of classic cinema does not allow for guessing, much less getting used to it.
The performances feature “minimalist dramaturgy”, circus techniques, classical ballet and contemporary ballet.

Anamorphic capture undergoes variations in shape and proportion depending on the melodic/dramatic stage.
Post-production was carried out by the FeerumLab studio in (São Paulo-SP) with the ACES (Academy Color Encoding System) color system.
The frames sound like experimental expressionist paintings, brutalist artistic drawings, futuristic sketches, pictorial art, negatives and like collages; Geometric/abstract; We mix classic cinematography with sophisticated concepts where we achieve an ORIGINAL visual result; Where EXPERIMENTAL art makes sense!

Schumann Resonance is a set of peaks in the spectrum in the ELF (extremely low frequency band) of the spectrum of the Earth's electromagnetic field, formed by the Earth's surface and the lower layers of the ionosphere; This field pulses, as if it were the heart of the planet, and has a resonance frequency of 7.83 Hz. German physicist Winfried Otto Schumann was the researcher responsible for verifying and theorizing the phenomenon. In the final sequence NIVALDO TAVARES performs “Robert Schumann - Concerto in A minor, Op. 54”, JOÃO VITOR LINHARES (the dancer) enchants MAVI GOUVEIA (the dancer) with a dedicated dance; How Robert dedicated such a symphony to his beloved Clara Schumann.

Which character is in control of this story?

SCHUMANN RESONANCE, the film, is the hypnotic, sensorial moment in which we honestly face our mental state.
FOCUS!

Launch of “ARS418”, a project of surrealist short films that transgress regular narrative scales. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro between November 2022 and March 2023.