SSF @ The Collective 2019

How it Feels, 2019, United States, 30 min

Directed by Amy O'Neal, Kyle Seago

Produced by Amy O'Neal

Choreography by Amy O'Neal and the dancers

Dancing by Alfredo "Free" Vergara, Fever One, Mozes Lateef Saleem, Michael O'Neal Jr, Brysen "Just Be" Angeles, Robert Eyerman, Jenay Anolin

Music by Waylon Dungan aka WD4D

Filmmaker: Kyle Seago

Opposing Forces Concept, Direction, and Co-Choreography by Amy O'Neal

Dramaturgy by Marc Bamuthi Joseph

This film follows the tour, evolution, and closing of of Amy O'Neal's eighth acclaimed evening length show, Opposing Forces, which explores fears of feminine qualities in our culture through the masculine dance form of Breaking with five world renowned Bboys from Seattle, WA.

Movement in Structure, 2018, United States, 4 min

Directed by Shaun Clarke

Choreography and Dancing by John Lam

Music Composed by Lucas Vida

Cinematography by Daniel Jacobs

Edited by Shaun Clarke & John Lam

A short dance film exploring the relationship between a dancer and the space he performs in.

Vestiges, 2019, United States, 7 min

Directed by Mary Fitzgerald, Eileen Standley

Produced by Dmitri Von Klein

Choreography by Mary Fitzgerald, Eileen Standley

Dancing by Taimy Miranda, Joan Rodriguez

Music by Casey Farina

Filmmaker: Dmitri von Klein

Vestiges is a collaborative dance/animation film that explores the multiple ways of imagining legacies of the moving body. The piece delves into questions about what the body leaves behind as it ages – metaphorically speaking, and in terms of the objects we create in the realm of dance and digital arts.

SOHAM - The Swan, 2019, India, 6 min

Directed by Usha Rajeswari

Produced by Divya Devaguptapu

Choreography and Dancing by Divya Devaguptapu

Featuring Divya Devaguptapu

Music Composed by Ranjani Ramakrishnan

Music Performed by Ranjani Ramakrishnan, Prithvi Chandrasekhar, Abhinandan Ramakrishnan, Sunil Kumar

Cinematography by Shiva GRN

Edited by Usha Rajeswari

In the West, Swan Song is an idiom often used to denote a final act or performance, in reference to the beautiful song the swan is believed to sing right before death. In contrast, the East perceives the Swan (Hamsa in Sanskrit) as a symbol of supreme consciousness – of life and freedom. The Swan is a homeless free wanderer, that swims on the surface of the water and soars into the air; at ease in both and not bound to either. In this film, the iconic ballet Dying Swan becomes a point of departure - compositionally, choreographically and metaphorically. SOHAM is the Immortal Swan Song of the East, performed in the movement language of Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical Dance) and a soundscape of Carnatic Music (Indian Classical Music).

Bloom, 2018, United States, 9 min

Produced and Directed by Yelena Konetchy

Choreography by Aurelio Planes and Inna Grudtcina

Dancing by AJ Garcia, Aurelio Planes, Inna Grudtcina, Jack Anthony Dunlap II

Music Composed by Nathaniel Earl

Cinematography by Peter Klemek

Edited by Vanessa Pla, Thomas Knox, and Yelena Konetchy

In a modern, overly-trinketed living room, a child tinkers with her various excessive collections. The space is repositioning around her, sculpted by a task-consumed group of masked personas, intersecting each other’s pathways in perfect, non-colliding harmony. Several realities are existing in conjunction. The child is left to question which of these realities will ultimately serve her.

Sound and Sole, 2018, United States, 6 min

Produced and Directed by Cara Hagan

Choreography and Dancing by Arthur Grimes

Music Performed by Tray Wellington, Old Crow Medicine Show

Filmmaker: Robert Uehlin

Arthur Grimes was born and raised in the Appalachian mountains, and is the only professionally working African-American buck dancer in Boone, North Carolina. In this short documentary, Arthur recounts his dance journey from eager youth to professional master, gives us a glimpse into his performance experience, and demonstrates his deep love for Appalachian music, dance and history.

Nela, 2018, United Kingdom, 3 min

Produced and Directed by Andrew Margetson

Choreography by Will Tucket

Featuring The Royal Ballet

Dancing by Marianela Nuñez

Music Composed by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse

Music Performed by Nina Simone

Cinematography by Federico Alfonzo

Edited by David Webb

A strikingly intimate study of the great classical ballerina Marianela Nuñez as she dances to Nina Simone, choreographed by Will Tuckett.