Filmmaking Masterclass | 2026 SF Dance Film Festival
Description
Filmmaking Masterclass: Behind the Sound & Music of “SO CLOSE”
Skywalker Sound’s Shelley Roden (Foley Artist) and Pete Horner (Sound Designer and Mixer) join SO CLOSE Composer-Director Katy Jarzebowski for an in-depth look at their distinctly musical collaboration. The team breaks down their process, from spotting the rough cut to shaping the final mix, and shares behind-the-scenes clips from the foley stage to show how character-driven sound design gets made.
Free and open to filmmakers and dance film fans alike!
Please note the new time and description for this event. This masterclass was originally advertised as a two-part series, including a session led by Jacob Jonas. Jacob is no longer able to attend due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict.
10:00a | House Opens
10:30a | Session begins
Runtime: 60 minutes
Venue Accessibility: Brava Theater is located at 2781 24th Street. Curb cuts for the sidewalk to the Brava Theater Center are located on the corner of York and 24th Street. The entrance of the theater is on the ground floor and there is an elevator to seating in the upper level of the theater.
About the 2026 San Francisco Dance Film Festival:
The San Francisco Dance Film Festival marks its seventeenth year this fall with over 80 films celebrating dance in all its forms, from world-class ballet to endangered folkloric traditions. Eighteen in-person screenings run October 23 through November 8 at venues across San Francisco, complete with artist Q&As, panels, and community gatherings, followed by an Online Festival from November 9 through 30 featuring short film programs and online-only features. Join SFDFF 2026 for intimate documentaries, dazzling screendance, and thrilling live performance captures that celebrate the ever-evolving intersection of dance and film.
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About "SO CLOSE"
SO CLOSE tells the story of two prisoners divided by a series of walls, in a world where voices are silenced and laughter is forbidden. Originally commissioned by San Diego’s The Rosin Box Project as a stage ballet, the film was conceived in playful defiance of Chechnya’s law banning music below 80 and above 116 BPM, with its score composed exclusively in 79 and 117 BPM. Choreographer Emily Adams and composer Katy Jarzebowski reimagine silent film for a new generation, drawing as much from Stravinsky and The Nutcracker as from Charlie Chaplin, Silly Symphony, and Michel Gondry’s 1990s music videos. Every detail of the original ballet has been reframed through a cinematic lens, blurring the line between dance and film. Produced in collaboration with Skywalker Sound, alongside foley artist Shelley Roden and mixer Pete Horner, the film’s story-driven score fuses music and sound design into a single expressive language. Playful, inventive, and quietly rebellious, SO CLOSE is a modern fable about finding courage inside the walls that confine us.
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