Reflections on the Surface | Niamh McShane

This is a show about sound design in cinema, continuing with an hour-long immersion into the aquatic hush and emotional tension of Water Lilies, Céline Sciamma's debut feature. In this queer coming-of-age story, Sciamma sculpts desire, discomfort, and identity through sparse dialogue and meticulously controlled diegetic sound. Where water is both boundary and invitation, sound becomes the undercurrent pulling us into a rich world beneath the pool's surface, tracing the outlines of longing, power, and becoming. Guiding you through this submerged emotional terrain is Niamh McShane.