
DIRT is a special invitational selection and will not be considered for a People's Choice Award. HAMAPAH/THE MAP DANCE-ON-FILM"
is part of the Short Narrative film category and may receive votes for the People's Choice Award for Best Short Narrative.
HAMAPAH/THE MAP DANCE ON-FILM chronicles dancer and choreographer Adam W. McKinney's return to his ancestral homelands of Benin, Poland and United States (Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Wisconsin) to trace the intersections of his African, Jewish and Native American heritages. Directed by Daniel Banks and filmed by documentary filmmaker Laura Bustillos Jaquez, the work was created over a four-year period as a way to investigate the possibility of healing transgenerational traumas. HaMapah/The Map Dance-on-Film explores issues of mixed heritage identity and ancestry and offers a complex, powerful story about humanity and connection.
- Year2020
- Runtime0:30:00
- LanguageEnglish, French, Yiddish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDaniel Banks
- ScreenwriterAdam W. McKinney
- ProducerDNAWORKS LLC
- CastAdam W. McKinney
DIRT is a special invitational selection and will not be considered for a People's Choice Award. HAMAPAH/THE MAP DANCE-ON-FILM"
is part of the Short Narrative film category and may receive votes for the People's Choice Award for Best Short Narrative.
HAMAPAH/THE MAP DANCE ON-FILM chronicles dancer and choreographer Adam W. McKinney's return to his ancestral homelands of Benin, Poland and United States (Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Wisconsin) to trace the intersections of his African, Jewish and Native American heritages. Directed by Daniel Banks and filmed by documentary filmmaker Laura Bustillos Jaquez, the work was created over a four-year period as a way to investigate the possibility of healing transgenerational traumas. HaMapah/The Map Dance-on-Film explores issues of mixed heritage identity and ancestry and offers a complex, powerful story about humanity and connection.
- Year2020
- Runtime0:30:00
- LanguageEnglish, French, Yiddish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDaniel Banks
- ScreenwriterAdam W. McKinney
- ProducerDNAWORKS LLC
- CastAdam W. McKinney