Kickoff at The Brava | 2019 SF Dance Film Festival

SFDFF kicks off a four-day run at Brava Theater
with a specially curated shorts program, including works by renowned international choreographers, filmmakers and local choreographers Ben Needham-Wood and Myles Thatcher. The two-part film screening also includes a lively performance by members of Bay Area company Post:Ballet









Tremble
An abstract dining room is the setting for Scottish Ballet's largest film yet.
Directors: Jessica Wright & Morgann Runacre-TempleChoreographers: Jessica Wright & Morgann Runacre-TempleCountry: United Kingdom2019Runtime: 4:35 minutes

Color of Reality
Directors: Country: United States2018Runtime: 5:41 minutes

Surprise Yourself
A coming of age story.
Directors: ade Hale-ChristofiChoreographer: ade Hale-ChristofiCountry: United States2019Runtime: 5:29 minutes

There Once Was A Woman


An original musical drama about a downcast woman in pre-industrial America. Featuring an all-female cast and shot over 12 hours in Los Angeles
Directors: Galen HooksChoreographer: Galen HooksCountry: United States2019Runtime: 20:00 minutes

Sweater


Corey's day couldn't be worse. Then he gets a free coffee.
Directors: Nick BorensteinChoreographer: Tiana HesterCountry: United States2018Runtime: 4:37 minutes

Frontiers


Frontiers questions traditional gendered roles in classical ballet by refusing to adhere to dated stereotypes: women powerfully command the space, men intimately embrace each other.
Directors: Eve McConnachieChoreographer: Myles ThatcherCountry: United Kingdom2019Runtime: 4:00 minutes

Avoidance


Avoidance is a new short film about self discovery through despair. Using dance as the narrative medium, Avoidance was inspired by the question, "How can our weakest moments yield our greatest strengths?"
Directors: Matthew McKeeChoreographer: Ben Needham-WoodCountry: United States2019Runtime: 6:30 minutes

E_GO


An analysis of the dualistic nature of the ego-mind and its role in shaping one's identity...
Directors: Eric CheungChoreographer: Eric CheungCountry: Canada2019Runtime: 2:49 minutes

Hofesh Schechter's Clowns


Plays out a macabre comedy of murder and desire, asking how far we will go in the name of entertainment.
Directors: Hofesh ShechterChoreographer: Hofesh ShechterCountry: United Kingdom2018Runtime: 28:21 minutes











More information about SFDFF available at http://www.sfdancefilmfest.org/