Exploring Audio Narratives

Studio leader Michelle Macklem is a sound designer, mixer and artist working across film, podcasts and games based in Naarm. Her work explores how sound is used to create social and political meaning. She’s sound designed and mixed for Apple, Audible, ESPN, the Guardian, Radiotopia, TED and Wondery, among others.

  • WANDERER

    A student walks through the gritty streets of Melbourne city. Vivid flashes of memories confront her, spiraling her into discomfort and isolation.

    Creators:

    • Saif Mosafeer

    • Charli Martin

    • Daniel Cowley

    • Mason Moon

  • Resonance of Love

    A short film exploring the search for love through sound, silence, and everyday moments, revealing that love exists quietly in the details we almost overlook.

    Creator:

    • ZiWei Lin

  • Beyond The Truth

    A bird takes on an adventure out of curiosity for answers she desires for. On the way she meets other creatures like herself.

    Creator:

    • Zain Argiris

  • Dawn is Waiting

    A text focused choice based rpg that asks you to find out what happened to the world.

    Creator:

    • Bambi Cheung

  • Formalities

    “The most important interview of your life…” A job interview unravels in real time as contrasting perspectives expose the awkward, unsettling nature of corporate performance.

    Creators:

    • Daniel Field

    • Jett Sanders Henshall

  • The Blue Dress

    The Blue Dress tells the story of a transgender woman in Chaoshan, China, recalling the first time she wore a dress in public.

    Creator:

    • Xinyu Zhan

  • Sarah Connolly

    An interview with Sarah Connolly, the state member of Laverton going over her career and her toughest personal challenges.

    Creator:

    • Nathan Yiu

  • SCENE OF THE CRIME

    A true crime podcast covering murder cases from all over the world. 

    Creator:

    • Ruby Bisogni

  • The Lone Irishman

    Brendan O’Toole, an IRA survivor tells his story regarding survival and past trauma in his own an rare linguistic native dialect - Irish Gaelic

    Creator:

    • Caolan Lanigan 

  • Feedback Loop

    Recovered evidence relating to the disappearance of Max McLeish on April 15, 2025. Found footage audio horror-ish. 

    Creator:

    • Marissa Chu

  • Escape?

    About a person who has woken up to find themselves in a dungeon like place, finding a way to escape they discover a history that they may regret.

    Creator:

    • Nalane Tun

  • Fisheye

    A fish struggles through life, faces distorted and voices warped, it desperately seeks a life outside its glassy prison.

    Creator:

    • Owen Jagla

  • Viva Gibb

    Inspired by the current Viva Gibb exhibition at City Gallery and an interview with her daughter Sybil Gibb, this audio documentary explores memory, photography and overlooked Melbourne histories.

    Creator:

    • Nili Javid

  • Terraria Remix

    Audio replacement resource pack for Terraria.

    Creator:

    • Video Game