Bear witness to the human body as a cinematic focal point in five diverse stories. Each tale demonstrates the unshakable potential of our bodies, and all the beauty and madness that they can contain. The body is an intimate place, bound not by one identity. It is an instrument for poetry, its language spoken profoundly through gliding hands. Flowing through water and coalescing with nature, captured by those who can see its true sacredness. Real and unreal, the flesh can suit us as we see fit but devour who we really are beneath our skins. And in different forms it can bring varied meanings to the same words. These bodies create stories told with the power unique to cinema.

Total Runtime 90 min

Titles are listed in order of play.

Persona
The skin she lives in begins to consume her true self.
Sujin Moon (South Korea 2022, 7 min)

Maria Schneider, 1983
Three actors portray Last Tango in Paris star Maria Schneider in this recreation of a 1983 interview.
Elisabeth Subrin (France 2022, 25 min)

How to Carry Water
The boundless beauty of bodies in water, seen through the lens of Shoog McDaniel.
Sasha Wortzel (USA 2023, 16 min)

And Then I Was Here
The intimate final days of pregnancy and birth of a child to a genderqueer parent.
Alex Stergiou (USA 2022, 13 min)

Regard Silence
Spellbinding stories and poetry unfold through the fluid movements of Mexican Sign Language.
Santiago Zermeño (Mexico 2022, 29 min)
North American Premiere


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