VOICE sculpting sound with Maja S. K. Ratkje (U.S. premiere)

Documentary feature · 2010-2014

VOICE (dir. IJ. Biermann) follows the Norwegian musician/ composer/ sound artist Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje through the seasons all over Europe, presenting the variety and universalism of her work. Performances, sound recordings, and intimate personal scenes are composed into a complex portrait of an uncompromising artist challenged between conflicting poles of family and vocation. On several levels, a film about an individual’s voice whose vigor and enthusiasm are increasingly passed on to the viewer.

with Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Frode Haltli, Joëlle Léandre, Kathy Hinde, Stephen O’Malley, Arve Henriksen, Garth Knox, SPUNK, Kristin Andersen, Hild Sofie Tafjord, Else Olsen Storesund, Håvard Skaset, Guro Skumsnes Moe, members of Trondheim Sinfonietta,Sylvie Courvoisier, Ikue Mori, Alessandro Olla, Pekka Kuusisto, Dima Slobodeniouk, Avanti! and others