Resonance Protocol- ETH Denver Submission 1/2026

This film holds three stories inside one arc. On the human level, it begins in darkness: a person in depression, unable to see her own future. A circle forms around her, community as a quiet infrastructure, lifting her before she can lift herself. Their support becomes the first act of faith, and through that faith she rediscovers her voice and transforms.

At the same time, the piece mirrors the logic of blockchain systems: action does not occur through a single will, but through consensus. The ritual circle reflects distributed validation, many individuals acting together so that emergence becomes possible. The character’s face and hair shift across shots to emphasize that the outcome is not dependent on one identity; the mechanism works for anyone.

Finally, it is a story of technē becoming genesis. The cello, an ancient instrument of craft, activates a technological transformation: sound becomes visible, radiates outward, and paints the room into color. The work itself embodies this evolution, created across many tools and mediums, from paper and pencil to AI platforms and digital design, from MuseScore and cello performance to Photoshop, Canva, and Notion, showing how technology expands what a single creative impulse can become.