The Hunt (2005)

The intensity of an internal struggle manifests itself externally, as revealed through an intimate, fragmented view of dancer, Peter Trosztmer, as choreographed by Sharon Moore.

Produced & Directed by: Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer
Co-production: Bravo!FACT, National Film Board Filmmakers Assistance Programme grantee
Director of Photography: Michael Wees
Editor: Mark Morgenstern
Dancer: Peter Trosztmer
Choreography: Sharon Moore
Original Music: Derek Aasland
Broadcaster: Bravo!/CTV

Produced with the support of: Bravo!FACT

Canada/2005/16mm/colour/4:43 min.
Available on DVD, BTC SP, Digital BTC

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This piece is riveting. I saw it at MoPix 2005.

If this is what dance film is about, then bring it on.

/ Brent Asper, Bravo!FACT website /

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A riveting close- up of a man’s body experiencing

the adrenaline rush of a life-or-death encounter.

/ Robert Johnson, Star-Ledger, 2005 /

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Un solo absolutement bouleversant.

/ Isabelle Poulin, Radio-Canada, 2006 /

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Au chapitre de l’étonnement, attirons l’attention sur la prouesse des réalisateurs Marlene Millar et Philip Szporer et du danseur Peter Trosztmer dans une chorégraphie de Sharon Moore. En moins de cinq minutes, sans paroles et dans un gros plan impitoyable qui montre chaque muscle, The Hunt est un pur concentré de toute la tension et la transformation physique que nécessite le fait de se mettre en danse.

/ Aline Apostolska, La Presse, 2006 /

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Dancer Peter Trosztmer is terrifyingly intense and self-contained in a piece about control… It’s only a few minutes long for a reason; it packs a wallop.”

/ John Griffin, The Gazette, 2006 /

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Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer direct the incomparable Peter Trosztmer, a Montreal dancer, in the stunning solo, The Hunt.

/ Susan Walker, The Toronto Star, 2005 /