Documentary • 2024 • 100 minutes

Dance Camera West presents the 22nd edition of its internationally renowned Los Angeles-based film festival committed to exploring dance in the context of cinema. The films in this collection are- Offering - directed by Marlene Millar, Sany Silva; Canada. Creates a meaningful and joyful convergence between the Migration Dance Film Project’s body percussion artists and emerging dance artists. (5 mins) Maracatu vs Passinho - directed by Rodrigo Pépe, Priscila Paciência; Brazil. A Passinho dancer and a Caboclo de Lança to present some of their expressions in a friendly duel. (3 mins) GREYHOUND - directed by Lauren Edson; United States. Two friends living in an abandoned bus station get an unexpected call. (6 mins) Reconstruction - directed by Pia Andell; Finland. Reconstructs a night in the 80’s when Pia, the protagonist, was 17 and the rules of the world were somewhat different. (17 mins) Martyrdom of a Prodigal Child - directed by Isaiah Kim; United States. An art piece that explores the tumultuous thoughts and emotions of a prodigal child. (3 mins) UWD - directed by Myriam Verreault, Brigitte Poupart; Canada. A poetic crossover in a ruined world where each one survives alone in the collective disarray. (19 mins) Bound By A Thread - directed by James Kinney, Pierre Marais; United States. This docu-dance film explores the fragile beauty of love as seen through the eyes of two exceptional dancers with disabilities. (10 mins) The Burning Building - directed by Javier De Frutos, Dan Lowenstein; United Kingdom. A young couple is trapped in a void negotiating a never ending cycle of life. (11 mins) Whoever You Are - directed by Javier De Frutos; United Kingdom. A cinematic adaptation of Walt Whitman's seminal poem 'Whoever you Are Holding Me Now in Hand'. (6 mins) The Sequestered...