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shareBoth mundane and performative, the physical contact in these shorts—dancing, fighting, touching oneself, flying into cars— tap into memories and imagined experiences only possible when we leave our heads and let the body lead the way.
In this program
Boze
Directed by Fuyuko Mochizuki
On a tiny island called Akuseki, an awkward young boy finds himself after relocating from the city and discovering the island gods known as Boze.
Leotard
Directed by Stephanie Cheng
In a series of captivating but strangely off-putting encounters, a young ballerina and all her bodily sensations awaken while getting ready for rehearsal.
Funfair
Directed by Kaveh Mazaheri
We’ve all thought about it at least once, but this family is planning on doing it for real: rehearsing a car accident to relieve themselves of a huge debt.
Woodside
Directed by Vicente Roxas
A young typhoon survivor sees his dead parents everywhere, is a little obsessed with CPR, and practices slow dances while he works as a janitor at a school in Queens.
The Mask from Home
Directed by Jordan Hwang
The daughter of a Peking Opera dancer is the new kid at an American school, along with a very visible facial birthmark.
Fayettenam
Directed by Gerald Ding
Biracial Muay Thai fighter tries to go pro while fighting demons of the Korean mom who abandoned her.
Fran This Summer
Directed by Mary Evangelista
Summer love and mixed emotions swirl for a teenage couple whose other half wishes to transition.
New Land Broken Road
Directed by Kavich Neang
One night and three b-boys and their unextraordinary lives in a rapidly changing Cambodia, as they go in search of a lost iPhone.
Dates & Times
Past
Unknown Venue
Sun, Nov 10
1:30 pm