dis|appear | Motion Reel: Dance Shorts | Local Sightings Film Festival 2021

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A series of movement-centric short films challenging themes of identity, originality, and togetherness.

To accommodate evolving public health recommendations regarding COVID-19, we are adopting a hybrid virtual-and-in-person festival model for 2021. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes are available here.

⚠️ Please note: For the sake of public safety, NWFF will require both face-coverings and proof of vaccination from in-person audiences. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.

Continuously shifting identities of self and the environment are showcased in a site-specific piece which considers the body’s connection to the constant evolutionary metamorphosis of the Earth.

Year
2021
Runtime
11 minutes
Language
nonverbal, with no subtitles or captions
Country
US
Premiere
U.S. Premiere

Director
Alia Swersky

9 films in package

Successors

A tragedy of power lust.

30 x 3 virgin remy: $200 OBO

Through experimental dance and disjointed narration, Hoàng recalls memories of her auntie’s long hair and how it came to be a symbol of luxury and malevolence in rural Vietnam.

Closed captions available

Respire - Repeat

Through reflection and refraction, starkly contrasted forms explore rhythm, tension, and form.

Unbecoming

One of the last humans with free will works to escape from conformity and the clutches of dystopian agents.

dust settles / i still drift

Six dancers from around the world perform in urban spaces, in an effort to create a collective piece during a period of isolation.

finding us // again

An innocent exploration of childhood friendships, growing up, and finding one another after time has passed.

The Ignorant Version

A kaleidoscopic music video cut to the rhythms of Adrian Sherwood.

Closed captions available

temporary blend / malleability / frailty

Movement investigates sensations of simultaneous drive, fatigue, inevitability, and the inability to feel touched.

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Continuously shifting identities of self and the environment are showcased in a site-specific piece which considers the body’s connection to the constant evolutionary metamorphosis of the Earth.

A series of movement-centric short films challenging themes of identity, originality, and togetherness.

To accommodate evolving public health recommendations regarding COVID-19, we are adopting a hybrid virtual-and-in-person festival model for 2021. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes are available here.

⚠️ Please note: For the sake of public safety, NWFF will require both face-coverings and proof of vaccination from in-person audiences. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.

Continuously shifting identities of self and the environment are showcased in a site-specific piece which considers the body’s connection to the constant evolutionary metamorphosis of the Earth.

Year
2021
Runtime
11 minutes
Language
nonverbal, with no subtitles or captions
Country
US
Premiere
U.S. Premiere

Director
Alia Swersky