Lights Dance Fest 2022 – Bloom [Hybrid]
This event took place on Nov 20, 2022
OPENING NIGHT (Nov. 18 only) TICKETS:
- $20 General
- $15 Student/Arts Worker
- $10 NWFF Member
REGULAR TICKETS (Nov. 19 + 20):
- $15 General
- $10 Student/Arts Worker
- $7 NWFF Member
- $40 General
- $35 Student/Arts Worker
- $30 NWFF Member
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TRT: 45 min
Header image credit: NASATYA – The Twin Dancers, dir. Cyril Masson
Click for Accessibility Info
Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum’s ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. All doors in Northwest Film Forum are non-motorized, and may require staff assistance to open. Our upstairs workshop room is not wheelchair accessible.
We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter. Also available at the front desk is a Sensory Kit you can borrow, which includes a Communication Card, noise-reducing headphones, and fidget toys.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at maria@nwfilmforum.org. Our phone number (206-329-2629) is voicemail-only, but we check it often.
Made possible due to a grant from Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Sensory Access, our Sensory Access document presents a visual and descriptive walk-through of the NWFF space. View it in advance of attending an in-person event at bit.ly/nwffsocialnarrativepdf, in order to prepare yourself for the experience.
⚠️ Covid-19 Policies ⚠️
NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Recent variants of COVID-19 readily infect and spread between individuals regardless of vaccination status.
Read more about NWFF’s policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here.
FAQ: How do I watch online?
- Purchase your ticket through Northwest Film Forum’s Eventive virtual cinema. A free Eventive login is required.
- From the Eventive virtual catalog page, purchased tickets will appear under “My Content Library” under your user menu (upper-right). From the Eventive festival landing page, they will appear under “My Tickets” on the site’s menu bar (at top).
- Your confirmation email will also route you back to these pages to watch. (Can’t find it? Check spam!)
- If all else fails, please contact paul@nwfilmforum.org
FAQ: How do I watch in person?
- Purchase your ticket through Brown Paper Tickets; come to the show!
- You can also purchase a ticket on the day of the screening at Northwest Film Forum’s box office (1515 12th Ave, Seattle).
- If you have purchased a Festival Pass, we’ll be able to look you up at Will Call by the name you purchased under.
Morning
(Holly Wilder, US, 2022, 5 min, in English)
Morning is a dance film dedicated to those we’ve lost to the Covid-19 pandemic, that honors the grief of this period. Set to a reimagining of the traditional Appalachian spiritual, “Bright Morning Stars,” Morning reminds us of the beauty of sand under our feet and breath in our lungs, and asks its viewers to let that reminder inspire us to collectively create a world where we can all live.
Deafening Silences
(Anthony Chirco, Italy, 2021, 1 min, in Italian)
This collaboration between filmmaker Anthony Chirco and choreographer Marcello Carini was shot in the ghost town of Poggioreale in Sicily, Italy, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SILO
(Jérémie Bouillon (Director) & Sarah Adjou (Choreographer), France, 2022, 5 min)
A chiaroscuro reveals creatures discovering their environment with instinctive gestures. Warned by metallic echoes, they gather into a pack through a cadenced choreography, revealing a uniquely human vulnerability.
Farewell
(Ruo Wen Tian, China, 2022, 5 min)
Countless ordinary life experiences are buried deep in dust by the ceaseless, forward current of time.
Falling Free
(Jakub Wittchen, Poland, 2022, 3 min, nonverbal)
Falling Free is a film about space, freedom and movement. About the beauty of being in water and being water.
Still Life - 'Interitus' / 'Tabeo' / 'Vanitas'
(Ryan Renshaw, Australia, 2021, 14 min) Premiered at Inspired Dance Film Festival, Sydney, Australia
Still Life is a triptych of three films inspired by the stage version. The films are the result of a 12-month COVID-enforced collaboration between Australasian Dance Collective and Kiosk Film.
NASATYA - The Twin dancers
(Cyril Masson, France, 2021, 3 min, in English)
According to the legend, Nasatyas are twin gods. They appear just before dawn, symbolizing the rising sun and opening a path to Usas, the goddess of dawn, announcing the beginning of a new day.
occurrence
(Jeon Sehoon, Republic of Korea, 2021, 9 min, in Korean)
