Promise Me You'll Sing My Song | When We Move: Feature-"Kumina Queen" & Shorts: "Don't Play with L(Kn)ives", "LAYERS", "Promise Me You'll Sing My Song", "Sheila", "SNAP - ARCHIE'S STORY", and "Tapping Into Our Past, Tapping Into Our Future"

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Produced during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bruce Wood Dance (Dallas, TX) produced the Screendance Promise Me You’ll Sing My Song. The work is an homage to Mr. Reuben Johnson, an innocent man who was lynched on December 27, 1874 in Mountain Creek, Texas, USA. With choreography by Adam W. McKinney, film and editing work by The DIgibees, music by Najeeb Sabour, and performed by dancer Matthew Roberts, Promise Me You’ll Sing My Song has an all-Black creative team. Promise Me You’ll Sing My Song was filmed near the site of the lynching of Mr. Johnson and investigates the possibility of healing from racial terror violence generations later. The work invites viewers to wrestle with history that hides in plain sight.

Year
2020
Runtime
0:06:00
Language
English
Country
United States
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Director
Jirard, Adam W. McKinney
Producer
Bruce Wood Dance
Cast
Matthew Roberts, Cole Vernon- Understudy
Cinematographer
Jirard
Editor
Jirard, Pockett Brown- Assistant Editor
Production Design
Garrett Brown- Grip/BTS Photographer, Brian Guilliaux- Photographs, Adam W. McKinney-Research
Composer
Najeeb Sabour- Composer, Singer, Cellist

7 films in package

Kumina Queen

Imogene "Queenie" Kennedy was a contemporary priestess in post-colonial Jamaica who catapulted her African spiritual practice into renown. But after centuries of erasure, what remains of the dance between the living and the dead?

Don't Play with L(Kn)ives

Don't Play with L(Kn)ives' is an original Hip Hop Screendance piece that explores knife crime in the UK. Bringing together some of the UK's finest Hip Hop dancers, a live violinist & a spoken word artist.

LAYERS

Feelings of not belonging, isolation and displacement are unfortunate foundations of the Black experience. "Layer's is a retelling of that story through dance.

Promise Me You'll Sing My Song

Promise Me You’ll Sing My Song is an homage to Mr. Reuben Johnson, an innocent man who was lynched on December 27, 1874 in Mountain Creek, Texas, USA. Performed by dancer Matthew Roberts of Bruce Wood Dance (Dallas, TX) near the site of the lynching of Mr. Johnson, "Promise Me You'll Sing My Song" invites viewers to wrestle with history that hides in plain sight.

Sheila

In this experimental short documentary, a dancer SHEILA ROHAN, blows out a candle and finds herself in a magical world of memory , dance and presence.

SNAP - ARCHIE'S STORY

SNAP, Archie's Story is a short video conceived and directed by George Stamos featuring the legendary dancing, distinct voice and story of NYC vogue-dance icon Archie Burnett (Grandfather of the House of Ninja).

Tapping Into Our Past, Tapping Into Our Future: Ayodele Casel

Named one of the top breakout stars of the year by the New York Times just before the pandemic, choreographer Ayodele Casel creates work inspired by the history of Black tap dancers who came before her.

This virtual screening is eligible for audience awards! Voting ends on Saturday, February 5th at 10am Central. Unlock it to cast your vote. Number system- Use 5 for the Best and then down to 1.

Year
2020
Runtime
0:06:00
Language
English
Country
United States
Social Media

Director
Jirard, Adam W. McKinney
Producer
Bruce Wood Dance
Cast
Matthew Roberts, Cole Vernon- Understudy
Cinematographer
Jirard
Editor
Jirard, Pockett Brown- Assistant Editor
Production Design
Garrett Brown- Grip/BTS Photographer, Brian Guilliaux- Photographs, Adam W. McKinney-Research
Composer
Najeeb Sabour- Composer, Singer, Cellist