ASMR gets cinematic in Mary Fix’s WETSOUNDS
A 50-second sensory experiment that turns the aesthetics of beauty into something tactile, tense, and a little bit twisted.
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For Fresh Film Director Mary Fix, her new short film WETSOUNDS is a 50-second sensory jolt that blurs the line between beauty and body horror. A luscious, glossy, grotesque love letter to sound, texture, and the strange pleasure of being human.
Inspired by Dennis Quaid’s shrimp scene in The Substance and the sensual unease of films like Titane and Sound of Metal, the film takes the usually pristine world of beauty imagery and turns it inside out. Close-ups of gloss, peel, squeeze, and stick are amplified through a visceral, ASMR-on-steroids sound design that pushes discomfort into art.
Known for her work across fashion and beauty filmmaking and photography, Fix uses WETSOUNDS to subvert her own world, reframing beauty’s polished perfection turning it inside out into hyper-sensory chaos. The film pairs immaculate visuals with an unsettling soundscape, building toward a crescendo that’s equal parts pleasure and revulsion.
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- Production Company Fresh Film/London
- Director Mary Fix
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- Director Mary Fix
- DP Jon Gourlay
- Editor Xavi Trilla
- Colorist Maria Nualart
- Sound Design Matias Quarleri
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powered by- Production Company Fresh Film/London
- Director Mary Fix
- DP Jon Gourlay
- Editor Xavi Trilla
- Colorist Maria Nualart
- Sound Design Matias Quarleri
“Think of it like a sound bath,” said Mary, “but the water is thick, the air is dense, and everything is just a little too close. It’s funny, gross, and weirdly beautiful rooted in moments that are turned theatrical through tone, texture, and tension.”
Shot by DP Jon Gourlay and sound-designed by Matias Quarleri, WETSOUNDS is both stylised and deeply human. An exploration of texture, saturation, and the wet, physical reality behind the surface of beauty. It’s a bold reminder that perfection is only half the story; the rest is sticky, slippery, and brilliantly alive.
“Across both my commercial and creative work, I always want to create something that feels human and emotionally real, something people can see themselves in. I don’t take life too seriously, and I think it’s meant to be enjoyed. My goal is to give audiences a space to live in for a moment, to feel something unexpected, and to leave with an impression that lasts.” adds Fix.
Fix is repped in the UK and USA by Fresh Film.
