The Sound of Silence
{ feature film }
A successful house tuner in New York City, who calibrates the sounds in people’s homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can’t solve. Premiering in the US Narrative Competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Starring:
Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori,
Austin Pendleton, Bruce Altman, Tina Benko
Director: Michael Tyburski
Writers: Ben Nabors & Michael Tyburski
Producers: Michael Prall, Ben Nabors, Tariq Merhab, Charlie Scully, Mandy Tagger Brockey, Adi Ezroni
Cinematographer: Eric Lin
Editors: Matthew C. Hart
Composer: Will Bates
An Auditory Production, in association with Anonymous Content Production, Washington Square Films, and {group theory}.
Complete credits at IMDB. Press Notes available here.
“A quiet revelation... Debuting feature director Michael Tyburski and co-writer Ben Nabors’ lyrical character study… deftly balances the cerebral with the soulful in a story of transfixing originality.”
“A very finely tuned film.”
“Fascinating, original and deeply resonant.”
“Michael Tyburski’s debut feature deserves to be listened to at full volume.”
“Reverberates with big ideas beneath the surface.”
“Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones excel in soulful tale of sound and connection.”
“Art is supposed to help us see the world in novel ways. The Sound of Silence may make us hear it differently, too.”
Select Screenings
Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Dramatic Competition)
Academy Member Screening: Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Museum of the Moving Image
Seattle International Film Festival
Montclair Film Festival
American Film Festival (Poland)
Norwegian Int’l Film Festival