The Sound of Silence

Panorama

Art is supposed to help us see the world in novel ways. The Sound of Silence, in its quietly exhilarating manner, may make us hear it differently, too

Wall Street Journal
  • Archive - Festival 35
  • Director: Michael Tyburski
  • USA 2019
  • 87 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

A self-taught scientist, Peter works in New York City as a “house tuner” - a unique, highly specialized profession he’s invented. His clients approach him with troubles like depression, anxiety, or fatigue. After an extensive analysis of their homes’ acoustic characteristics, he identifies some sonic combination that’s altering their mood and is able to calibrate it. On a routine house call, Peter meets Ellen. After his initial conclusion proves incorrect, Peter obsessively searches for the fault in his practice.

The Sound of Silence is a serene contemplation of people’s desire to understand and even control their environment.

 Feature Debut


  • Director Michael Tyburski
  • Production Ben Nabors, Michael Prall, Tariq Merhab, Charlie Scully, Mandy Tagger Brockey, Adi Ezroni
  • Script Ben Nabors, Michael Tyburski
  • Cinematography Eric Lin
  • Editing Matthew C. Hart
  • Music Will Bates
  • Festivals Sundance, Edinburgh
  • Actors Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori, Austin Pendleton
  • Source Sony Pictures Releasing International
  • Courtesy of Forum Film, Herzliya Pituach