Moments in Motion/Au fil du mouvement (2004)

Seven short profiles of Canadian choreographers, each powerful voices from the new generation: Natasha Bakht from Ottawa, Byron Chief-Moon from Lethbridge, Day Helesic from Vancouver, Hinda Essadiqi and Audrey Lehouillier, both from Montreal, Malgorzata Nowacka from Toronto, Sarah Stoker from St. John’s. From diverse cultures and backgrounds, these artists are all cultivating new ground, questioning the established codes and redefining the language of choreography. None shy from taking risks. Zeroing in on the creative process, the film presents their distinct worlds through cinéma-vérité and dance for camera sequences. By infiltrating their communities, studios and homes, the camera seizes the essence of their day-to-day worlds. The artists discuss their sources of inspiration, their motivations, preoccupations, methodology, and the message, if any, they wish to convey.

Produced & Directed by: Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer
Director of Photography: Michael Wees
Sound recording & editor: Ariel Santana
Original Music: Nicolas Basque
Editor: Nilton Almeida
Broadcaster: Bravo!/CTV

Produced with the support of: the Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts

Canada/2004/beta-cam/colour/49 min

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Conceptually and aesthetically, the series is all hit and no miss…. Millar and Szporer’s thesis — that capturing emergence is important — is unassailable.

/Kathleen M. Smith, The Dance Current, 2005 /