Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 PM & Saturday, Dec. 6 at 9:00 PM

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Adelaars, 2013, Slovakia, 9 min

Directed by Andrea Sudorova

Produced by Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava

Choreography by Jan Sevcik

Featuring Slovak State Dance Company /SLUK/

Dancing by Sara Danielova, Maja Miklovicova, Adriana Pinkova

Music Composed by Dead Can Dance, Orkest ID

Cinematography by Andrea Sudorova

Edited by Lucia Kopackova

Choreography inspired by a Mongolian ritual dance - symbolizing birth and flight of the eagle - paying tribute to women, especially as mothers.

SILENT PLACES, 2013, Romania, 12 min

Directed by Simona Deaconescu

Produced by Anamaria Antoci

Choreography by Simona Deaconescu

Featuring TANGAJ DANCE

Dancing by Dragos Istvan Rosu, Razvan Stoian, Irina Stefan, Alexandra Balasoiu, Simona Deaconescu

Music Composed by Tibor Cari

Cinematography by Oleg Mutu RSC

Edited by Codrin Iftodi

The camera bursts into the heart of the dance while the music copes with the cruelty and fever of everyday's warfare.

Tx, 2014, USA, 6 min

Produced and Directed by Tara Rynders

Choreography and Dancing by Tara Rynders

Cinematography by Tara Rynders & Sean Hudson

Edited by Tara Rynders

An exploration of self by auteur Tara Rynders.

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More, 2013, USA, 6 min

Directed by Daniel Beahm and Erika Randall Beahm

Produced by Teahm Beahm

Choreography and Dancing by Erika Randall

Music Composed by Jonas Bendsen

Cinematography by Daniel Beahm

Edited by Jonas Bendsen

Costume by Markas Henry

Pressures of "producing" take on new meaning after pumping milk between power meetings in airplane bathrooms and gas station stalls.

Gaia, 2014, Australia, 15 min

Produced and Directed by Nick Graalman & Erin Fowler

Choreography and Dancing by Erin Fowler

Music Composed by Chris Larkin

Filmmaker: Nick Graalman

Makeup & Costume by Olivia Freear

Mother Earth's struggle for survival on an increasingly degraded and urbanized planet.

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Natural Selection, 2013, USA / Sweden, 6 min

Produced and Directed by David Fishel

Choreography and Dancing by Carlye Eckert

Music Composed by Carl Sondrol / Marvin Lin

Filmmaker: David Fishel

One woman's whimsical battle against rigid forms.

Rules of the Game, 2014, USA / Canada, 8 min

Directed by Jeff & Rick Kuperman

Produced by Kuperman Brothers

Choreography by Jeff & Rick Kuperman

Dancing by Zach Burke, Jeff Kuperman, Rick Kuperman, and Michel Issa Rubio

Music Composed by Arlen Hart & Ronald Bacardi

Cinematography by Joshua Fraiman

Trust among four factory workers dissolves under unremitting surveillance by management.

photo by Ben Estabrook

since you went, 2013, USA, 4 min

Directed by Ryan T. Smith, Wendy Rein, and Lindsay Gauthier

Produced by RAWdance and Rapt Productions

Choreography and Dancing by Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein

Featuring RAWdance

Music by Let's Whisper

Cinematography by Ben Estabrook

Edited by Lindsay Gauthier

Still Photography by Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein

Metered by cups of coffee, the history of a relationship reveals nostalgia, love, and loss.

Lion Night and Day, 2013, USA, 4 min

Directed by Kate Duhamel

Produced by Fountain 3 Films

Choreography and Dancing by Garen Scribner & Benvindo

Music by Ben Joudvalkis

Cinematography by John Chater

Edited by Kate Duhamel

Strength and form dominate this improvisational male duet for camera.

Friday, Dec. 5 at 9:00 PM & Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 at 7:00 PM

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Globe Trot, 2013, USA & 22 other countries, 4 min

Produced and Directed by Mitchell Rose

Choreography by Bebe Miller

Dancing by people found on the street

Music Composed by William Goodrum

Cinematography by 50 filmmakers

Edited by Mitchell Rose

An international crowd-sourced dance-film project: 50 filmmakers on all 7 continents each shoot 2 seconds of a dance by choreographer Bebe Miller.

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Hitch-Glitch-Snag, 2014, USA, 7 min

Produced and Directed by Ana Baer

Choreography by Ana Baer and dancers

Featuring Merge

Dancing by Taylor Wasmer, Olivia Barto

Music Composed by Richard Hall

Filmmaker: Ana Baer

Two dancers, one wall - sharing, resisting, and exploring.

Boite Noire (Black Box), 2014, Canada, 10 min

Produced and Directed by Mario Calvé & Anne-Marie Turcotte

Choreography by Estelle Clareton

Dancing by Roxane Duchesne-Roy & Georges-Nicholas Tremblay

Cinematography by Mario Calvé

Edited by Mario Calvé & Anne-Marie Turcotte

Sound by Louis Desparois

An expressionistic vision in which familiarity falters, senses capsize, laws of gravity are held in contempt, and spatial boundaries defied.

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Sketches of Soulsville: Royal Studios, 2013, USA, 6 min

Directed by Ondine Geary & Sarah Ledbetter

Produced by Sarah Bolton

Choreography by Ondine Geary & Sarah Ledbetter

Dancing by Ebone Amos, Tamara Prince-Parish, Sarah Ledbetter, Ondine Geary, Shamar Rooks

Music by Jonathan Kirkscey

Cinematography by Eric Swartz

Edited by Juan Rojo

Dancers discover the essence of soul and energy that lingers in the walls of Royal Studios, one of the endangered sites in the South Memphis neighborhood of Soulsville and home to some of the area's greatest musicians.

Bookin', 2013, USA, 17 min

Produced and Directed by John Kirkscey

Choreography and Dancing by LaShonte Anderson, Dylan G-Bowley, Rafael Ferreras, Jonathan Gaston

Music by Jonathan Kirkscey

Cinematography by Billie Worley

Edited by John Kirkscey

Jookers and ballet dancers fuse styles to a mix of hip-hop beats and cello at a famous Memphis juke joint.

Lady-boy, 2004, USA, 5 min

Produced and Directed by Carolyn Pavlik

Choreography and Dancing by Carolyn Pavlik

Music Composed by La java des bombes atomiques

Music Performed by Etron Fou Leloublan

Cinematography by Heather Mitchell and Lisa Voorhies

Edited by Jeff Curtis

This elegant exploration of gender and transformation chronicles a search for identity as it moves through time and space, truth and travesty, past and present.