INTO THE SILENCE hits the the festival circuit
The strobing lights have dimmed, the bass has faded, but the journey for INTO THE SILENCE has only just begun. What started as a vision of Ireland’s transformative acid house movement has evolved into a powerful 10-minute and 59-second exploration of trauma, healing, and the redemptive power of music that’s now captivating audiences across the festival landscape.
The film’s premiere at Windmill Studio on July 17th felt like the perfect crescendo to months of passionate work. With over 200 cast, crew members, and supporters filling the venue, the energy in the room was electric—reminiscent of the very rave culture the film celebrates. Seeing Daniel Soluns, Louis Martin, Conor Hackett, and Ruth Hayes watch their performances unfold on the big screen alongside the creative team was a moment that crystallized why we tell these stories in the first place.
From there, INTO THE SILENCE found its way to the outdoor setting of the Mallow Arts Festival in July, where the film’s themes of music as sanctuary resonated under the open sky. There’s something poetic about screening a film that explores the healing power of creativity in a festival environment where art becomes communal experience, where strangers gather to share in something larger than themselves.
Now, as we await responses from IndieCork, Waterford, Kerry, and other festivals, we’ve received confirmation that INTO THE SILENCE has been officially selected for the 16th Underground International Film Festival, running September 6th through 9th at the Royal Marine Hotel. The film will be featured in Shorts Program 5, placing it among a carefully curated selection of independent voices that dare to explore the complexities of human experience.
At its core, INTO THE SILENCE follows Bastien, a young DJ navigating Ireland’s 1990s acid house scene, as he confronts the echoes of a life-altering event that threatens to silence his passion forever. But this isn’t just a story about music or rave culture—it’s about the intricate dance between trauma and healing, between the creative force that drives us and the darkness that sometimes seeks to extinguish it.
The film deliberately explores how music becomes more than entertainment for Bastien; it transforms into a coping mechanism, a sanctuary, an ode to friendship lost and a bridge back to life itself. Through his journey, we witness the duality that defines so much of human experience—the passion of creation existing alongside the very real dangers of the world that inspires it, the healing power of art balanced against the chaos from which it emerges.
What makes INTO THE SILENCE resonate isn’t just its authentic portrayal of Ireland’s underground music scene, but its universal exploration of how we rebuild ourselves after loss. Bastien’s story speaks to anyone who has ever used creativity as a lifeline, who has found in art the words they couldn’t speak, the emotions they couldn’t otherwise express. The film reveals how the act of creation—whether mixing tracks in a dimly lit club or crafting a story for the screen—can become a form of resurrection.
As INTO THE SILENCE continues its festival journey, each screening becomes its own kind of performance, its own moment of connection between the story we’ve told and the audiences who receive it. The underground cinema scene, much like the rave culture the film explores, thrives on these intimate gatherings where art meets audience in spaces designed for discovery and transformation.
The festival circuit represents more than just opportunities for recognition—it’s where independent films find their tribe, where stories that might otherwise remain unheard discover the communities that need them most. For INTO THE SILENCE, each festival becomes another venue where Bastien’s journey can resonate, where the themes of resilience, recovery, and the healing power of creativity can find new audiences ready to listen.
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