Cinema Obscura reimagines the cinema itself — from a space of looking into a space of deep listening, before returning to film with renewed perception.

Travelling to unique cinemas throughout the world, Cinema Obscura creates an auditorium for deep listening in darkness, followed by a sudden emergence of moving image.

Through partnerships with leading artists, filmmakers, festivals, independent labels, and film archives, Cinema Obscura employs VVSSL’s spatial sound technology to present newly commissioned works in darkness as an overture to film screenings. Each edition is unique to its setting, developed with close consideration for the location, artist, sound, and cinematic experience.