Sound Spring

Story

Synopsis

Unfolding in a series of eight vignettes, Sound Spring explores the history ofYellow Springs, Ohio over hundreds of years, as narrated by its residents incomical scenes: one interviewee rollerblades and reads the village's water meters, another stands on his head in a breakdancing freeze. The villagers describe American history-their ancestors' settlements after slavery, a friendship with Coretta Scott King, and Ohio's Trail of Tears- among other more personal details of village life. The wording of their recollections is imperfect, unsure-in fact they are all re-stagings of their previous audio interviews. Through performing their own previously recorded media, villagers uncover layers of time and storytelling.

Director

Catalina Jordan Alvarez

Writers

Jeanne Kay, Catalina Jordan Alvarez

Language

English

Release date

5 April 2025

Ensemble

Cast

• Anne Bohlen

  Self

• Sumayah Chappelle

  Jalyn Roe

• Karen McKee

  Self

• Rose Pelzl

  Self

• Charles Arthur Williams

  Self

• Shane Creepingbear

  Self

• Donna Denman

  Self

• Talon Silverhorn

  Self

• Elias Kelley

  Paul Graham

• Rukiya Robertson

  Jalyn Roe

• Jalyn Roe

  Self (voice)