DUET TESTS
2016 | 30:00 | 16mm | color | silent
A filmmaker and a dancer meet in the same location twice a day - once in the early morning, once in the late afternoon - for five consecutive days. They create a series of ten in-camera 16mm films: a piece that maps the progression of improvised dance and cinematography and their collaborative relationship.
Both artists untether their training in premeditated construction and make, act, compose, move, see, and interact in the moment. Can the camera act as a dynamic partner, more than simply a new “stage” or documenting device for the dancer? Can the dancer be more than a subject embedded within the frame and altered by the cut? Made in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Pamela Vail.
Public Screenings
Big Muddy Film Festival (2018)
40 North Dance Film Festival (2017)
Edinburgh International Film Festival (2017)
Dallas Medianale (2017)
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (2016)