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From January 31- February 4, 2014, Dance on Camera returned to the Film Society for its 18th consecutive year. This package includes 5 vibrant panel discussions and selected 8 short films presenting the work of filmmakers based in the United States, Scotland, Canada, and France.
Jeff & Rick Kuperman, USA, 2013; 9m
Trust between four factory workers is severely tested when management turns a watchful eye on them.
http://www.dancefilms.org/film-items/rules-of-the-game/
Eve Mcconnachie, Scotland, 2013; 5m
A study in motion as two Scottish Ballet dancers connect and disconnect. Erik Cavallari and Eve Mutso are the intense couple performing a duet of sensuous contact and electric fury.
http://www.dancefilms.org/film-items/scottish-ballets-healah-dancing-2/
Antoine Renouard, France, 2013; 9m
This intense movement piece with its seemingly unrelated, disparate characters, all expressing a different state of being, grows more compelling in its arc, reflecting both the absurdity and the necessity of attempted unity in a time of global disorder.
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Kenneth Sherman, Canada, 2013; 8m
A dance parody of the infamous Republican Senator Larry Craig's airport washroom sex scandal styled as a 1930's Busby Berkeley film.
http://www.dancefilms.org/film-items/tap-tap-tap/
Christine Turner, USA, 2013; 5m
Inspired by the award-winning documentary Homegoings, this original dance piece finds meaning and beauty in the life cycle.
http://www.dancefilms.org/film-items/homegoings-a-dance/
Kathy Rose, USA, 2013, 4m
Kathy Rose makes magic with her hand-made art. In this music video, she offers various visual interpretations of a poetic ballad by Greg Boyer. Here, images of water scenes, paper flying, mysterious figures in a surreal fantasy all combine to create a special univers...
Jil Guyon, USA, 2013; 12m
Features an iconic, enigmatic woman encapsulated in a stark, futuristic environment. Gradually she reveals the evolving mystery of her psychological condition, a shifting tableau of personal loss and the struggle for transcendence.
http://www.dancefilms.org/film-item...
Director Jonathan Demme and choreographer Annie-B Parson joined Dance on Camera for the recurring Meet the Artist series, a program which provides audiences a dynamic opportunity to learn from a filmmaker’s expertise with a particular focus on the influence and inclusion of dance film within the ...
This panel discussion further explores capturing dance in 3D by bringing together top industry professionals to discuss why dance and 3D cinema were made for each other.
Moderators
Liz Wolff- Co-Curator, Dance on Camera
Christy Park- Executive Director, Dance Films Association
Panelists
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After thirty years of filming and photographing the world’s most violent wars and conflicts, award-winning British photographer Sebastian Rich is turning his lens to something more beautiful but no less powerful – the world of dance.
Moderator
Liz Wolff- Dance on Camera, Co-Curator
Panel...
This roundtable discussion explores the incorporation of dance and film in higher education curriculum in an academic setting where dance and film already exist independently.
Moderators
Liz Wolff- Co-Curator, Dance on Camera
Christy Park- Executive Director, Dance Films Association
Pan...
For a third year, DFA invited high school students throughout the five boroughs to submit dance films between 1-5 minutes in length for Capturing Motion NYC, a student film competition. This panel includes a panel discussion about the student’s processes and the winning student film which screene...
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