In 2016, Marja Burchard took over the management of the legendary Krautrock ensemble Embryo. Her father founded the band in 1969. The documentary »A Sound Of My Own« portrays Marja's approach to this legacy: instead of adopting a sound unquestioningly or breaking with it completely, she builds on the existing Embryo sound framework and develops something new from it.

Rebecca Zehr accompanied her on film during this time. Her documentary, which won the Golden Dove in the German competition at DOK Leipzig in 2021, impressively embodies Marja's constant balancing act in her everyday life as a musician. In an intimate portrait, footage of the musician is complemented by archive footage and abstract animations, giving an authentic insight into the inner life of the band between past and future. Centered around a subtle film score composed by Marja Burchard herself, »A Sound of My Own« blurs the boundaries between visuality and acoustics. In On the occasion of Embryo's concert at the 48th Leipziger Jazztage, the Jazzclub Leipzig in cooperation with DOK Leipzig now brings the film back to the big screen.
Tickets and more information coming soon.

Cooperation with DOK Leipzig.

On the same evening, the band Embryo will also be performing live on stage at Schauspiel Leipzig!