Project Detail

Glaciers Requiem

Synopsis

In isolation on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Nigerian-born modular synthesis artist Colloboh transforms glacial and oceanic recordings into sonic compositions - uncovering a dialogue between ice and sea that reshapes his understanding of consciousness, ecological collapse, and humanity’s place within both.
As his process unfolds, Colloboh transforms these sounds into layered sonic works that blur the boundaries between observation and communion. The film culminates in a haunting gesture: he plays the completed composition back to the landscape itself, completing a dialogue between artist and environment.
A meditation on impermanence, consciousness, and the fragile bond between humanity and the natural world.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 20 min 44 sec
Format: 35mm
Director: Saddiq Abubakar
Producer: India Lee, Tarquin Ramsay
Executive Producer: Saddiq Abubakar, India Lee, Jaume Masdevall, Kaspar Kamu, Collins Oboh
Editor: Toby Heard
Screenwriter: Saddiq Abubakar
Director of Photography: Brenton Oechsle
Sound: Toby Heard
Composer: Collins Oboh
Principal cast: Collins Oboh