Screening: "A Disaster" by Alison O’Daniel

Alison O’Daniel’s latest project grows out of research into the weaponization of sound, such as the phenomenon targeting North American government officials known as Havana syndrome, or the ways high-frequency sounds and music are used to discourage loitering. For this screening, O’Daniel will present an interstitial film project that builds toward her next feature. Using the soundtracks of disaster movies as material, A Disaster is an almost entirely imageless film; comprised of sound and text, it is centered on the physical comprehension of subsonic frequencies, tactile sound, and how experiences of sonic violence mirror the relentless ubiquity of ableism. 2025, US, DCP, 60 min.

A conversation between O’Daniel and Evan Calder Williams, associate professor at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, follows the screening.


A Disaster is commissioned by the Walker with support provided by Lois and John Rogers. Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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