Overview

• MUBI released the first official trailer for The History of Sound and confirmed its U.S. theatrical opening on September 12, 2025.
• The trailer frames Lionel and David’s bond over folk song collecting at the 1917 Boston Conservatory and their later reunion in rural Maine.
• Directed by Oliver Hermanus and adapted by Ben Shattuck from his Pushcart Prize–winning short story, the film stars Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor.
• The History of Sound premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a nine-minute standing ovation and a Palme d’Or nomination.
• Hermanus’s restrained approach foregrounds intellectual and emotional intimacy over explicit physical scenes, offering a celebration of queer love.