Passaggio

A quiet, sensory immersion into a boy's shifting body and world, asking you to listen as closely as he does.

Directed by

Amiko Li

Genres

Drama

Starring

Mingchi Sun

Overview

Passaggio questions the gender politics of sound through a teenage boy's voice-finding odyssey. Going through the unsettling phase of voice transition and subsequently losing his voice, the protagonist must plunge into the world's myriad sounds, turning his body into a locale of observation, absorption, and mimesis. Challenging the dominant narratives of voice articulation and able-bodiedness, he fearlessly embraces a fluid identity, a life without an accepted voice. What constitutes an eligible voice? How do we find our own voices in this chaotic world?

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, eerie and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, coming-of-age, isolation, art

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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