THIS WEEK’S FEATURED FILM PREMIERE: “Solum | Soil”
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Solum | Soil
Description
This work was created by Moving Matter, a collaborative research team developing methodologies for making. Each project includes many artists across dance, costumery, music and film who devote themselves to innovative modes of making that break habits of privileging human-centric design over more-than-human materials and the wellbeing of the planet.
The team is interested in collaborating with raw materials as a way of developing new choreographic approaches, wearable designs, and material generation for screen dance, installation and performance - finding different ways that human-generated design might learn from the choreographic intelligence of our earth’s shifting materials.
Runtime: 10 minutes, 11 seconds
Director Biographies - Beau Han Bridge (Co-Director): Beau Han Bridge is a multidisciplinary artist working across film, television, and theatre. He holds an MFA in Film Production and a Graduate Diploma in Asian Studies from York University, and a BA in Criminology and Psychology from Simon Fraser University. As founder of Midtwenties Productions, Beau has produced seven stage plays, including his original work Above the Hospital (2018) and his adaptation of The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (2018). As an actor, he stars in CBC Gem's Macy Murdoch, a tween spinoff of Murdoch Mysteries. His short films have screened at festivals in Beijing, Oslo, Vancouver, and San Diego.
Rob Kitsos (Co-Director): Rob Kitsos is an acclaimed dancer, Simon Fraser University Professor, dance instructor and choreographer who has produced his own works across the United States, South America, Canada, Asia and Europe. His current research focuses on interdisciplinary tools for making and material-led choreographic processes. He has been on Faculty of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the University of Washington. He teaches Contemporary Technique, Composition, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Repertory and Dance Aesthetics. Rob received his BA in Theater/Dance from Bard College and MFA from the University of Washington.
Meagan Woods (Co-Director): Meagan Woods (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist who works in dance, theatre, and costume design. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Simon Fraser University and a BFA in Dance from Rutgers University, where she earned the Margery Turner Award for choreography. Meagan has guest taught at both her alma maters, as well as The New School and Montclair University. Her work has been shown in the USA, Canada, and Taiwan. Meagan’s TEDx talk ‘Stitching a New Form of Progress- lessons from sewing about making and moving in reverse’ explores how backwards action can mark a daring and progression act, and is available at TED.com.
Credits & Specifications:
Completion Date: October, 2025
Production Budget: $5000 USD
Country of Filming: Canada
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Shooting Format: Digital
