Those Who Hear The Sun

TITLE

Those Who Hear The Sun

DIRECTOR

Maurizius Staerkle Drux

COUNTRY

Switzerland

YEAR

2025

DURATION

8′

GENRE

Video Art

Overview

Those Who Hear The Sun

A deaf woman believes the sun is Earth's loudest element. Her journey unveils how deaf people "hear" – in their own imaginary world.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Maurizius Staerkle Drux

Maurizius Staerkle Drux studied film directing with a focus on sound at ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts) and HSLU (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts). He is co-founder of the production company Ensemble Film GmbH and has been a professor of documentary film at ZHdK since 2025.His award-winning films CONCRETE LOVE (2014) and THE ART OF SILENCE (2022) have been screened worldwide. In THOSE WHO HEAR THE SUN he connects his artistic work with the sensory world of his deaf community.

Credits

Maurizius Staerkle Drux

Maurizius Staerkle Drux studied film directing with a focus on sound at ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts) and HSLU (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts). He is co-founder of the production company Ensemble Film GmbH and has been a professor of documentary film at ZHdK since 2025.His award-winning films CONCRETE LOVE (2014) and THE ART OF SILENCE (2022) have been screened worldwide. In THOSE WHO HEAR THE SUN he connects his artistic work with the sensory world of his deaf community.

Specifications

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Winterthurer Kurzfilmtage
Winterthur
October 8, 2025
Swiss Premiere (National)
Swiss Competition
Switzerland

Still Photos