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The Quirk

by Valerie Tereszko

10 min., 16mm. 2001

An aspiring poet and soundscape expert comes to grips with losing his hearing in the miniaturized cosmos of Nelson Park. "The Tuning of The World", the designing of the cinematic soundscape creates a comical world of imagination. With his pompous passion for Shakespearean poetry, the Poet fancies himself as soundscape design theorist. But now, he's middle-aged and losing his hearing. A hilarious juxtaposition of sounds follows, pointed out to him by pesky Bag Lady and Vaudevillian.

10 min., 16mm. 2001