Aaron Schur Costa was born in 2002 in Freiburg.

Originally coming from the music and event industry, he is now undergoing training that is expanding both his professional skills and his personal perspective.

And yet, AHUL was more than just a project during his training. It was one of his first opportunities to truly understand what it means to work with sound in relation to image—not merely as a craft, but as an attitude.

For the film, he was responsible for location sound and later created the sound design in post-production.

Every sound heard in the film is real, recorded directly—on site, in the moment. No sound libraries, no downloaded material. A film that seeks to remain so close to reality requires sounds that share that same reality.

Inspired by the philosophy of acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, who has devoted his life to seeking out and preserving the last quiet places on Earth, he began to perceive landscapes differently. And since listening to the recordings of Chris Watson, he has come to understand that a single, well-placed microphone can open up an entire world. Neither of them taught him how to record sound, but how to listen.

The nature of the Canary Islands—their volcanic stillness, the sound of the trade winds in the pine forests, the distant ocean—was an experience that is difficult to put into words. The archipelago possesses an acoustic depth that is surprising: layers of sound that shift with the time of day, the altitude, and the wind.

His heartfelt thanks go to everyone who made this project and this journey possible.