Signal and Noise

What are the sounds of Guantánamo Bay Detention Center? In 2015, poet Jordan Scott set out to record the ambient sounds of the prison as a means of bypassing its strict media censorship rules. Today, former detainee, Mansoor Adayfi, recalls how sound shaped his experiences there— both of torture and of hope. More than 20 years after men were first detained, Scott’s field recordings and Adayfi’s memories come together to create a visceral new landscape of this notoriously secret place.

Director and Producer: Katie Mathews and Jess Shane Producer: Mansoor Adafyi Sound Recordist: Jordan Scott

Official Selection: Prismatic Ground 2022, Third Horizon 2022, New Orleans Film Festival 2022, Hot Springs Film Festival 2022, Mimesis 2022, Antimatter 2022, Nashville Film Festival 2022, Future of Film Showcase 2023

Recognition: Special Jury Award at the 2022 New Orleans Film Festival

Installation featured at: Sound of Fire Exhibit at Vis Arts, 2023

Press: Documentary.org and Tone Glow.

Distributed by the Winnipeg Film Group.