The Reach Of Resonance

Filmed in ten countries, THE REACH OF RESONANCE (2010) is a meditation on the meaning of music, which juxtaposes the creative paths of four musicians who use music to cultivate a deeper understanding of the world around them. Among them are Miya Masaoka using music to interact with insects and plants; Jon Rose, utilizing a violin bow to turn fences into musical instruments in conflict zones ranging from the Australian outback to Palestine; John Luther Adams translating the geophysical phenomena of Alaska into music; and Bob Ostertag, who explores global socio-political issues through processes as diverse as transcribing a riot into a string quartet, and creating live cinema with garbage.

By contrasting the creative paths of these artists, and an unexpected connection between them by the world renowned Kronos Quartet, the film explores music not as a form of entertainment, career, or even self-expression, but as a tool to develop more deeply meaningful relationships with people and the complexities of the world they live in.

THE REACH OF RESONANCE can be watched here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/resonance

More About The Film
For a deeper dive into these artists and the making of THE REACH OF RESONANCE, visit: https://www.steveelkins.net/Interviews/Making-Reach
SOME REVIEWS
A CLOSER LISTEN: https://acloserlisten.com/2015/07/03/the-reach-of-resonance-a-meditation-on-the-meaning-of-music/

WIRE: https://candelafilms.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/wire-review-ror.pdf

UNSEEN FILMS: http://www.unseenfilms.net/2020/03/the-reach-of-resonance-2010-stay-at.html

OC WEEKLY: https://www.ocweekly.com/the-reach-of-resonance-connects-the-dots-6417089/
Global Tour
THE REACH OF RESONANCE premiered in October 2010 at Hollywood's Angel City Jazz Festival, before receiving the "Best Film Essay" prize at Montreal's Festival International Du Film Sur L'Art and top prize at Portugal's Temps d’Images Lisboa “for a film which reflects the importance of arts in human society in the most original way.”

Highly sought after at film festivals, universities and art museums, THE REACH OF RESONANCE was presented in twenty countries between 2010 and 2015, including screenings at the Louvre (Paris), Tate Modern (London), National Gallery Of Art (Washington D.C.), Harvard University, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic), Boston Museum of Fine Arts, OXDOX International Film Festival (UK), CERN's Large Hadron Collider (Switzerland), MUTEK Festival of Digital Creativity and Electronic Music (Mexico City), Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Israel), Santander Cultural (Brazil), Beirut International Documentary Film Festival (Lebanon), National Gallery of Fine Arts (Quebec), Grauman's Egyptian (Hollywood), ARTLOOP (Poland) and much more.

Steve Elkins

The Reach Of Resonance