The Hum - The Secret Of Ardbruichmore

film type mockumentary Production Country Germany production year 2025 runtime 7'10 colour Color animation technique 2D computer animation
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format 5.1 Audiomix original-language English

This mockumentary portrays "The Hum," a cult festival on a remote Scottish isle where locals play colossal modular synthesizers deep within limestone caves. Originally founded by an obsessed priest, the event is hailed for its transcendent acoustics - until a fatal accident shatters the idyll. Now, police investigations, generational shifts, and encroaching commercialization threaten to destroy the community's fragile equilibrium.

director Olaf Taranczewski Production Olaf Taranczewski Script Olaf Taranczewski Editing Olaf Taranczewski DOP Olaf Taranczewski Szenenbild / Production Design Olaf Taranczewski Original Score Olaf Taranczewski Sound Design Olaf Taranczewski
Festivals
2026 VIENNA SHORTS, Wien, Austria
2026 European Independent Film Festival/ECU Film Festival, Paris, France (Winner: Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Film 2026)
2026 MIXED* Hybrid Film Showcase, Portland, USA (Winner: Audience Award)
2026 Sarasota Film Festival, USA
2026 SoundTrack_Cologne, Köln, Germany
2026 Music Film Festival, Tilburg, Netherlands
2026 International Short Film Festival Detmold, Germany
2026 Chaktomuk Short Film Festival, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2026 Braunschweig International Filmfestival, Germany
2026 Tehran International Short Film Festival, Iran
Production
  • Olaf Taranczewski
  • https://www.olaf-taranczewski.de
Distribution
  • Olaf Taranczewski
  • https://www.olaf-taranczewski.de
Sales
  • Olaf Taranczewski
  • https://www.olaf-taranczewski.de

Olaf Taranczewski

Olaf Taranczewski is a German-Polish classically trained pianist, composer, and filmmaker known for his genre-bending work in jazz, electronic, and neo-classic music, with numerous award-winning film scores, including "Best Music for an Animated Short" at Annecy, and the German Film Music Award.

Filmography
2026 The Hum - The Secret Of Ardbruichmore