6: We Imagine With Our Bodies

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The sound archive from 1930 is about to be auctioned to mysterious bidders. The sounds are linked to extraordinary film pioneers and an unrealised film that would have changed the world — but today they may be lost again. The Rio Cinema will be forced to give up the archive. Can Adam pitch this to the BBC for a podcast series? Adam assembles So Mayer, Anton Blake Horowitz and members of the Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest collective to build a community of support for the Rio. But not everything is what it seems. As documentary transforms into imagination, queer artists take over and reveal that truth is more powerful than fact. With daring soundscapes and surprise audio experimentation — challenging everything that a podcast about an unseeable film can be — the series reaches its shocking climax. Credits Written, produced and edited by Adam Zmith With story by So Mayer and Adam Zmith Starring Anton Blake Horowitz Music by Courtney Pine Solo fiddle by Eduardo Lees Assistant Producers – Tash Walker and Shivani Dave Researcher — So Mayer Audio consultant – David Pye Artwork by Danny Crossley Production Mentors – Caroline Steel and Andy King Executive Producers – Khaliq Meer and Leanne Alie Commissioned for BBC Sounds Audio Lab by Khaliq Meer Thanks to Aleks Kolkowski Andrew Woodyatt and everyone at the Rio Cinema Peninsula Press The BFI and the BFI National Archive Axel Kacoutié Nikki Meadows Joseph Herscher Josefeen Foxter Orrow Bell Jose Castejoon Burley Fisher Books The Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest collective This episode contains audio from: Sound effects from Freesound and BBC Clip from Monitor interview with Paul Robeson courtesy of BBC