Join us for a night of films that utilize storytelling in different ways. As each story unfolds, we see how movement is used to convey distinct and moving messages.

Clouds

ANYA SAUGSTAD, CANADA
Youth Category

A Wednesday night process on 16mm.

Artists: Anya Saugstad, Micah Henry, Stefan Nazarevich, Patrick Macht

Ciudad Montaña

MARÍA FERNANDA ROSAS VELASCO, MÉXICO
Emerging Category

A series of phenomena is caused when a group of workers moves among the artificial mountains.

Ciudad Montaña explores the process and components of deconstruction of the environment through the manipulation and displacement of artifacts and matter. This scenic work embodies forms of perception of the atmosphere we inhabit, it is the collective search for rhythms that influence the projection of space.

Al Bazarkh

SAFA ALI MUDEI, CANADA
Youth Category

In Islam, there’s a belief that when a person dies and has been put to rest in the grave, their soul gets separated from their physical body and goes into another realm where they are put through many trials of blessings or punishments; depending on what they did in their mortal life. This realm is called Barzakh. It is the Islamic version of purgatory. Follow the soul as they endure their own version of Barzakh.

Artists: Safa Ali and Katrina Castro

Lucid

KIN NGUIEN, CANADA
Youth Category

LUCID is a dance narrative of a broken soul searching for the way out of the darkness and depression. The character encounters her anxieties and fears and eventually finds the strength to stand up for herself.

Artists: Kin Nguien & Katrina Castro

The Mystery of Now

AUDREY BUCHANAN, UNITED STATES
Emerging Category

In the short film, The Mystery of Now, artist and Apache Skateboards founder, Douglas Miles shares socio-political context around the history that lead to life on the San Carlos Apache reservation, and the personal history of how and why he started a skateboard brand and team of local youth leaders. His advice on cultivating resilience, creativity, and joy, provides guidance in a time that for many feels uncertain, polarizing and divisive in our living rooms and around our dinner tables.

Butterflies in Spirit

LORELAI WILLIAMS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VINES FESTIVAL
Emerging Category

The Butterflies in Spirit are a dance group of family members of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls who represent their missing and murdered loved ones. In this piece they dance to two songs - Burn Your Village to the Ground and Sisterz. The first part of the piece is contemporary which are the spirits of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The second part is the hip-hop piece which shows that we’re still here, we’re still strong, and here we are right now. The third piece is the traditional piece where we represent our different nations from across Canada.

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BO DYP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VINES FESTIVAL
Youth Category

Bo Dyp, a Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw artist, dances to their elder, George Johnson's story. The story of how their ancestors came to this land - the story of four brothers and their father.

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This screening will be followed by a 15-minute pre-recorded discussion with the artists involved in the films. (Included in the event running time.)

Your All Access Pass is your digital ticket to all things F-O-R-M 2020—it gives you access to every event, from artists talks to workshops and film screenings. Pay what you can, sliding scale $5-$70. Please note all F-O-R-M 2020 events are online-only.