Zemzemeh

Zemzemeh will craft a bespoke soundscape for these city symphony films that showcases their unique sound that draws on haunting folk and world music traditions blended with experimental, electronic imaginings that firmly plants their sound in the contemporary.

Greta Kelly plays shah kaman (Persian spike-fiddle), violin and theremini with live looping. For over 15 years she has collaborated with renowned artists from Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon and France. She is a founding member of internationally touring groups DeepBlue and Mzaza and cut her teeth in the Czech folk scene and indie Brisbane bands. These days Greta produces and performs in large scale music-theatre and outdoor music-art installations.

Siyavash Doostkhah has studied traditional and mystical music of Iran that he integrates into electronic music which has been featured in theatre, documentaries, outdoor installations and music festivals. In early 90’s, Siyavash studied field recording and electroacoustic sound manipulation with renowned French musique concrète master, Rodolphe Blois at the Queensland Conservatorium. Siyavash is a founding member of world/electronic/experimental music outfit, Memory Loss.

Over the years Siyavash and Greta as Zemzemeh, have collaborated on a number of acoustic and electronic music projects including AmphiSonic, a recent sound installation for the World Science Festival, Brisbane.

They saw Man with a Movie Camera on their first date

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Production Credits

Bridges Go Round

  • Director: Shirley Clarke
  • Cinematographer: Shirley Clarke
  • Editor: Shirley Clarke
  • Music: Teo Macero jazz score and Louis and Bebe Barron electronic score
  • Print Source/Rights: The Film-Makers' Cooperative
  • Shooting Format: 16mm
  • Screening Format: 16mm
  • Year: 1958
  • Runtime: 4 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Mono
  • Colour: Colour

In the Street

  • Directors: Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb, James Agee
  • Cinematographers: Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb, James Agee
  • Editor: Helen Levitt
  • Print Source/Rights: Light Cone
  • Shooting Format: 16mm
  • Screening Format: 16mm
  • Year: 1948
  • Runtime: 16 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Silent
  • Colour: Black and White

Tokyo Symphonical Sketch

  • Director: The Board of Tourist Industry Japan
  • Cinematographer: M. Kawaguti
  • Print Source/Rights: National Film Archive of Japan, Tokyo
  • Year: 1937
  • Runtime: 24 minutes
  • Country: Japan
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Mono
  • Colour: Black and White

Människor i stad (Symphony of a City)

  • Director: Arne Sucksdorff
  • Script: Arne Sucksdorff
  • Cinematographer: Arne Sucksdorff
  • Cast: Mats Björne, Erland Colliander
  • Editor: Arne Sucksdorff
  • Print Source/Rights: Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm
  • Year: 1947
  • Runtime: 18 minutes
  • Country: Sweden
  • Language: Swedish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Sound: Mono
  • Colour: Black and White