After a car accident leaves a woman with permanent double vision, she embarks on a healing journey to reconsider the way she sees the world. Inspired by *Merce Cunningham's piece "Beach Birds", the film borrow tropes from experimental film to open the door to a healing trance: Merce Cunningham dancers, shown in photographic negative, perform ballet moves against animated music notes from the score of John Cage (Four3 "Beach Birds") with New York City as a backdrop. Guided by a Shaman and a Guardian, this contemplative composition weaves ritual with trance, echoing the natural world where there’s no division between living beings and nature. A personal exploration that offers insight into the human body and the psyche.
*Marsha Skinner collaborated with Merce Cunningham as the designer of the costumes and décor for his 1991 dance work, "Beach Birds"
Performers: Begoña Rivero, Andres Senra, Ivana Larrosa
Camera: Andres Senra, Ivana Larrosa
Director: Ivana Larrosa
HD 16:9, digital, color, sound; 14:59 min
New York, 2024
Screenings:
NYU The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. New York, NY, United States. March 7, 2025
The Pasticheur Gallery. Dickinson College. Carlisle PA. United States. March 1-30, 2025
"Echoes: Memory - Aidai: Atmintis" at Meno Parkas Gallery. Curated by NGO "Alternatyvi Scena" (ALTR). Kaunas, Lithuania. April 15, 2025
“Kitoki” at Au Jus Gallery. Brussels, Belgium. March 23 - April 5, 2025
“Kitoki” at Centre de Documentation Contredanse. Brussels, Belgium. April 29- May 9, 2025
Bronx Film World at La Nacional, Spanish Benevolent Society. Monthly film and arts event at La Nacional in Manhattan, commemorating its 100th Anniversary at present location. New York, NY. June 24, 2025
Bronx World Film Cycle, Summer 2025. Bronx Council in the Arts. Bronx, NY. August 27, 2025
Bronx World Film Cycle, Summer 2025. Andrew Freedman House. Bronx, NY. August 31, 2025
“Kitoki” at Bosangani Festival. September 7-16, 2025
Two-channel HD video installation
9:16 vertical, color, sound; 8:00 min
New York, 2025
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