Tape Letters from the Waiting Room
4K DCP, 18m
2020

An existential drama exploring the universal themes of death and rebirth. Tape Letters from the Waiting Room is an experiment in film archaeology and magnetic memory as it navigates past life experiences. Shifting in succession from the mundane to the metaphysical, the film is composed of extant 16mm found footage from the past century. An original soundtrack by Mark Vernon encompasses a rich collection of domestic tape recordings; audio letters, dictated notes, found sounds and other lost voices.

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A film by Steven McInerney
Original soundtrack by Mark Vernon
Copyright 2020. All Rights Reserved.

Awards
Honourable Film Mention
Family Film Project #9 (In Competition, Portugal) October 15, 2020


Official Selection, In Competition, Live in Concert
Analogica 12 (Official Selection, Italy) November 10, 2022
Roodkapje (Live in Concert. Rotterdam, The Netherlands) September 10, 2022
Barboncino (Live in Concert. Hamburg, Germany) September 9, 2022
Arkaoda (Live in Concert. Berlin, Germany) September 8, 2022
Entr’acte lable night, Cafe Central, (Live in Concert, Belgium) August 18, 2022
The Old Haridresser’s, (Live in Concert, Glasgow) April 23, 2022
IKLECTIK Art Lab (Live in Concert, UK) January 21, 2022
Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival (In Competition, Turkey) November 2021
MICE - 16ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema Etnográfico (Official Selection, Spain) April 10, 2021
9th International Video Poetry Festival (Official Selection, Greece) June 6, 2021
ULTRAcinema 20 (Official Selection, Mexico) Novemeber 17, 2020
Proceso de Error 2020 (In Competition, Chile) October, 2020