What are the sounds of Guantánamo Bay Detention Center? In 2015, poet Jordan Scott set out to record the ambient sounds of the prison as a means of bypassing its strict media censorship rules. Today, former detainee, Mansoor Adayfi, recalls how sound shaped his experiences there— both of torture and of hope. The year of the 20th anniversary of the prison, Scott’s field recordings and Adayfi’s memories come together to create a visceral new landscape of this notoriously secret place.
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Katie Mathews is a filmmaker, researcher, and educator working across documentary and fiction. Named as one of 2024’s DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 Filmmakers, her collaborative approach is focused on creating spaces for truth and transformation. Her work has been shared on Teen Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, WIRED, PBS, Hulu, and Disney+ and screened for the United Nations.
Jess Shane is a Canadian artist and documentarian based in Brooklyn and Toronto. She has presented work at festivals internationally including DOCNYC, New Orleans Film Festival, Open City Documentary Festival, and the International Features Conference, and worked on podcasts with clients including the MoMA, TED, NBC, the CBC, and the BBC. Her independent podcast, Constellations, co-created with Michelle Macklem, is a home for sound art from makers internationally. Jess teaches film and media studies, and holds an MFA from Hunter College.
