Portland Film Festival 2021

Bust A Move - Music & Dance Shorts Block

Expired November 9, 2021 7:45 AM
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6 films in package
Dark Cloud/Grey Area
A visual album that tells the story of a musician who never quite made it.
Lucie & the Robot - Beyond Now
Emerging from an unhealthy relationship, Beyond Now describes the gaps between past, present and future – reforming and reestablishing a sense of self.
Blind Youth Industrial Park
A woman drags an injured companion on a stretcher through an alien landscape, as the pair are tracked by a squad of armed soldiers in pursuit.
Riotron - Dark Highway
Chased by a strange and evil presence, a man struggles to outrun his demons along the dark highway...
The Only Thing You See Now
"The Only Thing You See Now" by SeaPertls is an intimate duet filmed in the early morning hours on a dock along the Seattle waterfront. Dancers Miles Pertl and Leah Terada create a moving tableau, seeking balance on unsteady ground, accompanied by musician Jason Webley perched high atop a wooden piling.
THE SPACE BETWEEN US: Creating dance during a pandemic lockdown
From process to final film, "THE SPACE BETWEEN US: Creating dance during a pandemic lockdown," documents the unprecedented challenges faced and discoveries made as artists choreograph, learn, perform and film amid the myriad constraints of social-distancing. The resulting five-minute work of art, with its dancers separated by a glass wall, serves as a metaphor for the anguish and hope of these inherently strange times.
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During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Seattle Dance Collective commissioned five new works for their project, Continuum: Bridging the Distance. "The Only Thing You See Now" by SeaPertls is an intimate duet filmed in the early morning hours on a dock along the Seattle waterfront. Dancers Miles Pertl and Leah Terada create a moving tableau, seeking balance on unsteady ground, accompanied by musician Jason Webley perched high atop a wooden piling. Staying afloat, making waves.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Rating
    G
  • Note
    In March of 2020, the pandemic lockdown forced Seattle Dance Collective to cancel live performances for our summer season and filming dance quickly became our necessary creative outlet. We suddenly found ourselves plunged into the unfamiliar world of film production, creating five new works for the screen, including “The Only Thing You See Now”, for a program entitled, Continuum: Bridging the Distance. Working with Northwest musician and composer Jason Webley, the collaborators for this film were made up of additional artists exploring this medium for the first time, including brother and sister choreographic duo SeaPertls. The Only Thing You See Now was created following strict COVID-19 protocols, with social distancing and masking measures in place. The dancers were living together, allowing them to rehearse and perform with each other in close proximity.
  • Director
    SeaPertls (Miles Pertl, Sydney M. Pertl), Henry Wurtz
  • Producer
    Noelani Pantastico, James Yoichi Moore
  • Cast
    Miles Pertl - Dancer, Leah Terada - Dancer, Jason Webley - Musician/Composer
  • Cinematographer
    Henry Wurtz
  • Editor
    Henry Wurtz
  • Production Design
    SeaPertls (Miles Pertl and Sydney M. Pertl)
  • Composer
    Jason Webley
  • Music
    Jason Webley
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