Short Film: LOVELY, 3min., USA, Experimental

Beauty surrounds a young woman getting cosmetic injections. Director Statement Videos of cosmetic procedures are common online marketing tools and frequently posted on social media. What none of the videos provide is any emotional context for the people (mostly women) getting the treatments. Whether these women are empowered or controlled with regard to their image… Continue reading Short Film: LOVELY, 3min., USA, Experimental

Short Film: LOOK OUT, 6min., USA, Experimental

Look Out, a driving and precarious choreographic voyage through rooftops, a parking lot, and a construction site filmed entirely by drone camera, captures unexpected angles, distances, and perspectives. Shot on location during LUMBERYARD Under Construction Summer Festival 2018 (Catskill, NY), it features Bridgman|Packer choreography and performance, cinematography by Gavin Preuss, and industrial-percussion by Jeff Cook.… Continue reading Short Film: LOOK OUT, 6min., USA, Experimental

Short Film: MINSTREL VS PUPPET, 6min., USA, Experimental

Minstrel vs. Puppet (MVP) short film is an artistic experimental piece that illustrates the internal conflict many women, particularly women of color, experience surrounding the topics of brains and beauty. It also depicts how this same conflict manifests externally with some women identifying with and relating more to their own internal level of intellect while… Continue reading Short Film: MINSTREL VS PUPPET, 6min., USA, Experimental

Short Film: ONCE AN ANGEL, 2min., USA, Experimental

The White Angel and the Black Angel Film Type: Short Genres: Musical, Thriller Runtime: 2 minutes 23 seconds Completion Date: April 19, 2019 Production Budget: 4,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Shooting Format: 1080 Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope Film Color: Color

Short Film: BALDWIN’S PROPHECY, 6min., USA, Experimental

A young woman’s walk to meet a date unexpectedly takes her to a place where dance, James Baldwin and protest meet. Project Links  Website Film Type: Experimental Genres: drama, dance, social justice Runtime: 6 minutes 11 seconds Completion Date: January 31, 2017 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English… Continue reading Short Film: BALDWIN’S PROPHECY, 6min., USA, Experimental

Short Film: INCLINATIONS, 5min., France, Dance

Choreographed, directed and shot from disability perspectives, this dance-on-video short contrasts the playful connections when disability aesthetics, community and a ramp meet the institutional histories and discordant inclinations that can lurk just below the surface. News & Reviews “I Dance Because I Can written by Alice Sheppard” The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/opinion/disabi

Short Film: ANIMAL, 7min., France, Dance

This short film is an adaption of the performance Animale (choreography by Lisie Philip, music by Laurent Tamagno). It was produced for an event in the MAMAC (the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Nice) called “la Nuit des Musées” in 2017. I perceived the show as a celebration of the vitality of the… Continue reading Short Film: ANIMAL, 7min., France, Dance

Short Film: DANCE WITH DEATH, 6min., USA, Experimental

When Enzo attempts suicide in his family bathroom, he is thrown into a barren purgatory landscape where Death catches him, shackles him, and initiates his final dance. A regretful, determined Enzo must fight Death’s seduction to get back to his life. Film Type: Experimental, Student Genres: Drama, Dance, Supernatural Runtime: 6 minutes Completion Date: June… Continue reading Short Film: DANCE WITH DEATH, 6min., USA, Experimental