Listening to the River
2013, Portuguese. Directed by Marcela Lordy.
The artist Cildo Meireles in search of the sound of Brazil's main water basins in order to construct the sound sculpture Rio:Oir (River:Hear) created from the play on words and concepts. From Foz do Iguaçu to the Pororoca of Macapá, from the Águas Emendadas Park to the mouth of the São Francisco river, and later, in a studio, gathering the pieces and matching them to the cacophony of residual waters and human laughter. The documentary "Listening to the River" reveals the artist's simplicity, the relation of region's inhabitants with water, and it enhances our perception between sound and image.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 8 November 2013
- Original title
- Ouvir o Rio: Uma Escultura Sonora de Cildo Meireles
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Marcela Lordy, Thiago Dottori
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Listening to the River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 November 2013. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Listening to the River?
Listening to the River (2013) was directed by Marcela Lordy and stars Cildo Meireles.