Passaggio
14 mins
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?
Mengda Zhang
Art Direction
Shanshan Duan
Title Designer
Amiko Li
Director
Wenli Liu
Producer
Junqian Xie
Director of Photography
Casey Mullen
Music