73 minutes
Screened as part of NZIFF 2003
Homegrown III: The Dance
Local dance-film is enjoying a heady time as talented dancers, directors and choreographers join forces. Ranging from the miniature to the magnificent, this programme is sure to surprise.
Small War 2003
Beautiful and proud, she’s still uncertain. From the corner of her eye, she catches a glimpse of what could be – and darts towards it. A woman’s sensual journey through fright, anger and release.
Breath 2002
Water-jars, hand-scrawled labels and painted-toenails form subtle textures.
Lineup 2002
Grooming for the office is hammed up in the backyard.
Union 2003
"How, I ponder he chose me, I with one, and he with three. This mystery, yet I do unravel, four legs between, the same road to travel." A man and a dog with a common bond.
Niche 2002
Alone, inside your head, there’s so much left unsaid. Ex-patriot Healey’s work confronts issues of isolation and identity, while Erskine’s birdlike performance soars.
Something is About to Give 2002
Peno delivers a passionate, elegant performance in this refined studio-based work.
Innerspace 2002
From shadow to light, from black to white, an exploration of movement through time.
Passage 2002
"Through joyful frivolity, black humour and gentle lyricism we weave out stories." Dabrowska and Duncan’s on-screen relationship sparks with energy in the cinematic take of the live performance Strange Fruit, Carlyle House Project (2002).
The Picnic 2002
A small girl’s fairy-tale view of a picnic in a character-filled fantasy world. Delicious colours and performances leap out from the screen.
Lumin 2002
Two and a half years in the making, Belton’s immaculately detailed masterpiece is a celebration of light, dance and the struggle between order and chaos.