In Glorious Smell-O-Vision! unravels the mystery behind Hans Laube’s revolutionary but short-lived Smell-O-Vision! technology. This scented documentary offers more than a historical exploration; it’s an immersive olfactory journey. Nosedive into a story of cinematic ambition and experience the seminal and bespoke fragrances that bring this narrative to life.
The Story Project – Sydney, 2021 ongoing
The Story Project is a free service that provides people the chance to record their story. Trained biographer volunteers are matched with families and over eight sessions at hospital or at home, they interview them and then transform those stories into a book. As a volunteer biographer, while working alongside young people in palliative care…
Can we record our senses? BBC CrowdScience
BBC’s CrowdScience answers questions submitted by international audience members. Podcast link Tammy (Scented Storytelling) and Jas Brooks (Snivure) were invited to weigh in on the record-ability of smells. In the context of the history and future of scented cinema. NB: for the record, Tammy’s collaborator for the scented revival of Scent of Mystery (1960) in…
Dead Lover (2025) – In Stink-O-Vision!
Alongside Jas Brooks (Snivure), proud to have worked with Grace Glowicki, director and star of this fabulously smelly film for TIFF (September, 2025) and beyond. “A lonely Gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally finds her dream man, in a flamboyant romantic poet who finds her morbid stench an irresistible turn-on. The two begin a rapturous…
Wicked- Youth Week Melbourne (Sept, 2025).
In anticipation of the release of Wicked: For Good, costumed audience members at Palace Cinema, Moonie Ponds sang, smelled and tasted along to Wicked, bringing to life the Land of Oz. This followed two days of playful alchemy with young creatives during school holidays. Watching the film, and deliberating on important moments, smelling, tasting and…
SmellScape SXSW Sydney (October 2025)
SXSW Sydney Play SmellScape- A tabletop game for your nose! SmellScape is a playful and interactive tabletop game that invites players—both kids and adults—on a journey into the mysterious world of scent. Entering nose-first, players will be guided by scent experts: perfumer Jocelyn Fullerton, interdisciplinary artist Cat Jones , writer Natalie Toren and experience designer…
Her Scent of Mystery – Smelled Wonderful!
Her Scent of Mystery (Olfactory Art Keller, New York City, premiered August 2025) revived the lost perfume from the 1960 Smell-O-Vision film Scent of Mystery. Reconstructed from a surviving bottle and archival research by Jas Brooks and Tammy Burnstock with perfumer Marissa Zappas, the exhibition presented the fragrance alongside rare materials tracing its history as…
Her Scent of Mystery- Olfactory Art Keller, NYC
Aug. 14 – Sept. 20 Olfactory Art Keller invites you to inhale a vanished world. “Her Scent of Mystery” uncovers the strange and forgotten history of “Scent of Mystery,” the perfume created for the 1960 Smell-O-Vision film of the same name, made for Elizabeth Taylor’s elusive character, Sally Kennedy. Conserved by Jas Brooks (@jas_x_flowers) and…
UHF in Stink-O-Vision, Toronto & Sydney, 2025
Toronto fans dressed up to be serenaded by @stenchblossoms and take a big whiff of Weird Al Yankovic’s cult masterpiece from 1989. Presented by @watchwithweird at @paradiseonbloor for @dragmetothemovies “What truly sets “UHF” apart is its fearless willingness to push the boundaries of comedy. Yankovic and his team crafted a narrative that gleefully subverts expectations…
Crime and Beauty- “Whiffy Waters”, 2025
A one-off weekend in celebration of self-titled ‘Pope of Trash.’ John Waters at Cinema NOVA, Melbourne Australia. Hosted by Moxie Delite and Randy Roy, John Water’s fans scratched and sniffed their way through three classic comedies: First up was POLYESTER in original ‘Odorama’ (cards supplied by Erin @smellart) and then, in ‘Stink-O-Vision’, HAIRSPRAY and FEMALE…
Recent Sensual Screenings!
A reawakening of Nosferatu (1922) in Wellington, NZ with sounds courtesy of Peter Dasent and smells by Jas Brooks. A full house feasted on Peter’s original score played live while breathing in the scent of desolation and sipping A drop of blood cocktail. A whimsical Scented Cinema journey to the scrumdidilyumptuous world of Willy Wonka…
Midsumma Festival fun!
Audiences in Melbourne experienced the magic of Scented Cinema as part of the Midsumma Festival – Australia’s premier queer arts and culture festival, showcasing LGBTQIA+ talent and celebrating diverse voices through events, performances, and experiences. Scented Storytelling and Snivure partnered with Brimbank City Council presenting workshops with young people in order to explore the power…
SmellScape – game in development
Smellscape is a vibrant tabletop game designed to lead players into the mysterious world of scent nose first. Smell, identify, discuss, share your own scent memories and create new moments together. Participants from all age groups embark on a three-part journey. They start by silently identifying a scent, then dive into collaborative conversations while expanding…
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