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Betsy

Betsy

Nicola Adilman
DURATION: 7:15

BETSY is a quirky, bath-taking, cigarette-crazed woman whose morning routine is unlike most. Gatorade, swimming goggles, and ants on a log for breakfast are just a few of Betsy's true loves. It does not take much to bring her contentment. A visit to the gazebo in her local park leads to a joyful moment captured in a long take. Eccentric gestures, unconventional costumes, varied shot sequences, and exuberant movement combine to advance the filmic storytelling, allowing the viewer to feel a part of Betsy's journey.

CREDITS
Director: Nicola Adilman
Performer: Nicola Adilman
Editor: Nicola Adilman
Cinematographer: Simon Tesfay
Music: “In My Lover's Hand” by Golden Age Radio and “Bougie Boogie” by Touched

It Cries Too Loudly

It Cries Too Loudly

Dolly Sfeir
DURATION: 8:28

Devastated and powerless as she watched the 2020 Beirut explosion and its aftermath from afar, Lebanese American choreographer and director Dolly Sfeir set about creating a work to express her delicate state of mind. IT CRIES TOO LOUDLY is a dance film exploring the overlap between joy and tragedy in her tumultuous home country and the experience of being an emigre.

CREDITS
Director: Dolly Sfeir
Performers: Ian Spring, Omar Roman De Jesus, Annalee Traylor
Cinematographer: Pierre Marais
Producers: Abingdon Theatre Company, Chad Austin, Pierre Marais
Editor: Pierre Marais

for fear of (overflow)

for fear of (overflow)

Alder Sherwood
DURATION: 3:33

FOR FEAR OF (OVERFLOW) is an exploration of the similarities between an overthinking mind and the act of containment. aiming to open our eyes to how slippery our own limits can become when closely examined, the use of juxtaposed timelines, falsities, and a constant desire for repetition and interruption lead to an eerie sense of confusion and restlessness—in both subject and spectator.

CREDITS
Director, Choreographer, Performer, Editor: Alder Sherwood
Cinematographer: Danielle Mackenzie Long
Sound Design: Oksana Augustine

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F-O-R-M is based in so-called Vancouver, in what is colonially known as Canada, on the unceded and stolen traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. F-O-R-M continues to reflect on and bring attention to connection to bodies, land and movement through filmmaking, documentation and storytelling. We are grateful to share and witness these stories together while inspiring movement towards positive change, wherever you may be.