Abstract

The Noise Within the Silence: A reflection on the implications of hearing differently, and an attempt to transmit what words fail to articulate.

Mariana Rocha De Alba



This graduate project (non-thesis) document presents the analysis and process behind the production of the film The Noise Within the Silence (2025). This research-creation film explores the emotional and perceptual challenges I have faced due to living with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and tinnitus through a sensory cinematic experience. Using visual techniques, such as long exposure video, overlays, superimposition, digital animation, and 5.1 surround sound design, the film aims to provide an embodied representation of how it feels to live with SSNHL and tinnitus, with the goal of offering an alternative understanding of these conditions.