A Sound Of My Own
After the death of her father, Marja Burchard followed in his footsteps and became the leader of the legendary krautrock collective Embryo. While carrying on his musical legacy, she also strives to forge her own path in a male-dominated industry. _A Sound of My Own_ immerses viewers in Marja's sonic world, where images and sounds from the past and present merge into a composition of her life—until sound itself takes over, plunging the film into color.
| Director | Rebecca Zehr |
| Actor | Hubert Sabino-Brunette |
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A Sound of My Own immerses us in the daily life of Marja Burchard, an inspiring and charismatic multi-instrumentalist who took over from her father, musician Christian Burchard, in the band Embryo, which he co-founded at the turn of the 1970s. Featuring a remarkable soundtrack, the film first offers the sheer pleasure of being swept up in the music of a band that defies categorization—hence the recurring labels used to describe its sound: progressive rock, psychedelic rock, krautrock, and free jazz. Moving fluidly between moments of archival research into her father's work, concert preparations, performance footage, and fragments of visual abstraction, the documentary ultimately becomes an ode to the beauty of creation, to freedom, and to the emotional power of music. Along the way, the filmmaker brings into focus the strength of a woman forging her own personal and artistic path—one that intersects with, yet extends beyond, her father's legacy—while delicately exploring themes of inheritance, transmission, and grief. Don't hesitate to turn up the volume!
Hubert Sabino-Brunette
Teacher and programmer
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Français
52 mn
Language: Français
Subtitles: Français -
English
52 mn
Language: English
Subtitles: English
- Année 2021
- Pays Germany
- Durée 52
- Producteur University of Television and Film Munich, Rebecca Zehr
- Langue English, German
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court A virtuoso essay exploring the sonic world of young krautrock musician Marja and the big shoes she fills.
- Compositeur Marja Burchard
- TLF_Applismb_CA 1
- Date édito CA 2026-07-03
A Sound of My Own immerses us in the daily life of Marja Burchard, an inspiring and charismatic multi-instrumentalist who took over from her father, musician Christian Burchard, in the band Embryo, which he co-founded at the turn of the 1970s. Featuring a remarkable soundtrack, the film first offers the sheer pleasure of being swept up in the music of a band that defies categorization—hence the recurring labels used to describe its sound: progressive rock, psychedelic rock, krautrock, and free jazz. Moving fluidly between moments of archival research into her father's work, concert preparations, performance footage, and fragments of visual abstraction, the documentary ultimately becomes an ode to the beauty of creation, to freedom, and to the emotional power of music. Along the way, the filmmaker brings into focus the strength of a woman forging her own personal and artistic path—one that intersects with, yet extends beyond, her father's legacy—while delicately exploring themes of inheritance, transmission, and grief. Don't hesitate to turn up the volume!
Hubert Sabino-Brunette
Teacher and programmer
-
Français
Duration: 52 minutesLanguage: Français
Subtitles: Français52 mn -
English
Duration: 52 minutesLanguage: English
Subtitles: English52 mn
- Année 2021
- Pays Germany
- Durée 52
- Producteur University of Television and Film Munich, Rebecca Zehr
- Langue English, German
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court A virtuoso essay exploring the sonic world of young krautrock musician Marja and the big shoes she fills.
- Compositeur Marja Burchard
- TLF_Applismb_CA 1
- Date édito CA 2026-07-03
