In Other Words brings together five story-driven films where feeling takes physical form, featuring an impressive roster of talent, including Emmy-nominated choreographer Chris Scott (Wicked, In the Heights), Czech National Ballet’s Jakub Rasek, and Romina Contreras of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo. With expressive cinematography and carefully crafted choreography, this collection of short films proves […]

Body Language: Screendance Shorts showcases a full slate of international screendance work, spanning nine countries across four continents. From the shores of Lake Michigan to a South African weaving mill, the program moves through ritual and reclamation, isolation and connection, labor and tenderness. Whether meditative or explosive, each of these evocative short films explores what […]

Barefoot Boy traces the extraordinary life of Bill Evans, a trailblazing choreographer who transformed early adversity into a lifetime of dance innovation. Born in 1940s Lehi, Utah, Bill found in dance an escape from isolation, a form of self-expression, and eventually, a career. He danced his way from the U.S. Army to the Joffrey Ballet […]

These Violent Delights reimagines “Romeo and Juliet” as a kaleidoscopic journey of queer belonging, defiance, and self-discovery. Juliet awakens in The Apothecary, surrounded by the wreckage of a story already ended — daggers, spilled poison, Romeo’s body — before the film rewinds into a fevered hallucination that blurs memory and nightmare, cinema and dance. Produced […]

Representing the very best of the festival’s creative range, Spotlight Shorts promises fresh ideas and cinematic daring. This curated collection features an eclectic blend of whimsy, longing, and quiet comedy, while spanning hand-drawn ink animation, immersive lighting design, and full-scale collaborations with world-class dance companies. With choreography from world-renowned artists Christopher Stowell (Royal Winnipeg Ballet), […]

The Sea is a black-and-white feature film captured entirely on location along the Baltic Sea. Drawing inspiration from the evocative landscapes of Ingmar Bergman’s Fårö Island, the film explores aging and the intimate relationships between men in their later years. Featuring a cast of predominantly untrained performers from the Fårö area, The Sea reflects on […]

Make Work is both an intimate portrait of artistic creation and a broader meditation on the future of ballet, set at the New York Choreographic Institute. By pulling viewers directly into the creative engine of contemporary ballet, the film asks a central question: how can this centuries-old art form remain relevant in a contemporary world, […]