Set in an instrument workshop, the film captures the intricate relationships between instrument makers and their creations revealing layers of craft, artistry, emotion and the unseen bonds that shape each instrument and its sonic uniqueness. Focusing on the making of bouzouki sounds, the film offers a starting point of reflecting and observing creative labor — of tuning in.
Evgenia (Evie) Despotopoulou
Evgenia (Evie) is a Social Anthropologist. She holds degrees in Pedagogy from the University of Thessaly (BA), in Social Anthropology from the University of the Aegean (BA) and a master’s degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Thessaly (MA). She is currently working as a teacher in Athens and is involved in various music and sound projects as a musician/vocalist. Her primary interest lies in the Anthropology of Music and Sound, fields she aims to explore further in her academic pursuits.
Jenny Tang
Jenny Tang is a Chinese-Australian who is in her first year as a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland in Australia, where she is deeply engaged in researching the biography and ethnography of modern coffee, exploring its journey from ‘terroir’ to third wave consumption. Jenny’s professional experience is aligned with her research interests, particularly in media and storytelling. Prior to her PhD, she has worked in films, entertainment, documentaries, digital videos and journalism across four continents covering a wide range of topics. Jenny has visited over 50 countries (but don’t ask her which is her favourite!) but she always makes time to explore the local food scene and to try their traditional dishes and drinks. Her preferred way to pass time is going on walks in nature and swimming in any large bodies of water.
Marie Caroline Gippert
Marie Caroline Gippert is an independant anthropologist and activist. She holds a degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Freiburg (BA) and in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Freie University Berlin (MA). Her focus includes decolonial feminism(s), sound, migration and protest. Shaped by the desire towards bridging activism and academia, she has worked and researched in the area of feminism and migration in Istanbul and Berlin. Currently, she follows her interest to broaden her experience in visual anthropology.