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Sensorium Tests (2012)
Director: Daria Martin
Cast: Valeria Napoleone, Anamaria Marinca, Flo Brooks, Mark Barker
Runtime10 min
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A woman is being measured in a controlled laboratory environment for her capacity to respond to sensory stimuli while two researchers, hidden behind a one way mirror, look on. The subject's responses to selected objects (a speaker, a fan, a lamp, and finally, a person) mimic the real-life neurological phenomenon of synaesthesia, the inextricable joining of normally separate perceptions ('hearing' colors, 'smelling' words, 'tasting' shapes, 'feeling' names). In particular, our protagonist is tested for a form of synaesthesia in which visually observed touch -to objects or to people- is felt viscerally on her own body. As the experiment progresses, the synaesthete begins to sense a presence behind the one-way mirror, imaginatively bridging the alienating strangeness of the situation. Sensorium Tests questions how sensations might be created and shared between people and objects.
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Sensorium Tests (2012), directed by Daria Martin, is a drama film that explores the concept of synaesthesia, where a person's senses become intertwined. While the film has not received widespread critical acclaim, it has been praised for its unique and thought-provoking exploration of sensory perception and the connection between the mind and the physical world.
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Fans of thought-provoking, visually-driven dramas will appreciate the captivating way director Daria Martin's 2012 film Sensorium Tests blends visceral synaesthesia with a probing exploration of human sensations and connections.