FORM 2025 Digital Library

From the Cypher to the Screen (Digital Library)

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8 films in package
RELINQ
RELINQ inverts the relationship between dance and music.
Fashion Blogger
A celebration of Punking, W*acking and Voguing culture. United we conquer.
For on the Floor (An Ode to the Cyclical)
The entropic unfolding of a dancer's closet on screen. It's all fun and games until the laundry bubble pops and the boulder rolls back down the steep hill; rinse, spin, repeat.
The Steppers visit South Africa
The Montreal Steppers visited South Africa for an artistic exchange, fueling a deeper commitment to honouring the “ancestral inheritance” that paved the way for resistance, power, and legacy.
Candy
When there's only one candy left, but 2 campbellockers remain....
AION
AION is a dance that refuses the constructed time-sense of the everyday.
All It Gives
Kosi Eze, an up and coming Toronto dancer, tells her story of finding a place in the global Hiphop community after immigrating to Canada in her early teens.
BOSSY: An Ode To Women in Street Dance
The term “bossy” is often used to shame women in charge, however this is a film that commands RESPECT. BOSSY celebrates women in street dance who have kept the culture alive - featuring an all women cast & crew.

In collaboration with Vancouver Street Dance Association 

Presented in Partnership with The Dance Centre


Join us in celebrating local and national street dance artists and their endeavours into movement-on-screen.


This is a retrospective screening of street dance-centred films that have screened at FORM over the past 10 years. Each film creatively explores the unique ways that street dances such as hip hop, locking, w*acking, and breaking can interact with the camera. These films act as a living archive of street dance in Canada, commemorating the culture and people who shape the community. 


Back in May, the Montreal Steppers visited South Africa for a cultural and artistic exchange to learn from elders and youth. Connecting to the roots of Gumboots, Pantsula and Stepping changed their lives and the work that they do. It fueled a deeper commitment to sharing the history and honoring the art forms that paved the way for resistance, power and legacy. With this knowledge, they enter into spaces with a heightened appreciation and understanding that this dance form is indeed their “ancestral inheritance.”

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    10:05
  • Country
    Canada
  • Rating
    G
  • Director
    Hugh Durnford-Dionne
  • Producer
    The Montreal Steppers
  • Filmmaker
    Hugh Durnford-Dionne
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