  The ultralow frequency analogues of sound waves in Earth's magnetosphere play
a crucial role in space weather, however, the public is largely unaware of this
risk to our everyday lives and technology. As a way of potentially reaching new
audiences, SSFX made 8 years of satellite wave recordings audible to the human
ear with the aim of using it to create art. Partnering with film industry
professionals, the standard processes of international film festivals were
adopted by the project in order to challenge independent filmmakers to
incorporate these sounds into short films in creative ways. Seven films
covering a wide array of topics/genres (despite coming from the same sounds)
were selected for screening at a special film festival out of 22 submissions.
The works have subsequently been shown at numerous established film festivals
and screenings internationally. These events have attracted diverse non-science
audiences resulting in several unanticipated impacts upon them, thereby
demonstrating how working with the art world can open up dialogues with both
artists and audiences who would not ordinarily engage with science.
