Glimpses of a Future (2021)
Warm up to a different tomorrow with this short docuseries of personal reflections expressed through words, movement & dance. An experimental collaboration between writers and creative movers from around the world during the first covid-19 lockdown, in spring & summer 2020. From visualization to embodiment, from letters of love to sobering realizations, we're reminded in times of extreme uncertainty that a basic human need emerges... that of reimagining the future. Eight stand-alone episodes created together while being apart - in Lebanon, France, Iran, Jordan and the USA.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Season 18 episodes
1. Of angst and alignment
⏱ 2 minUS-based performer Jadd Tank moves to spoken word by writer Mira Ouais in Lebanon as they look to a brighter future full of empathy.
2. Of companionship and the sea
⏱ 4 minFrom their LA home, husband and wife Mollie Wolf and Charlie Dando move to the reading of a love letter from Lebanese writer ohmyhappiness.
3. Of survival and the storm
⏱ 4 minIn lockdown, Lebanese director Caroline Hatem and psychologist Olivia Shabb reflect on their experience of self-isolation, diving into vivid emotions.
4. Of clarity and perspective
⏱ 2 minA collaboration between Tunisian choreographer Hamdi Dridi and Lebanese songwriter Sara Abdo offers an appreciation for blessings they once overlooked.
5. Of living and being
⏱ 4 minFrench-based artist Cynthia Dariane and Lebanese hypnotherapist Tania Hadjithomas Mehanna reexamine endless to-do lists as the world slows down.
6. Of disorientation and remembrance
⏱ 4 minIranian choreographer Sina Saberi and Lebanese storyteller Kim Heshme embark on a soul-searching journey of acceptance while in lockdown.
7. Of love and vulnerability
⏱ 4 minLebanese choreographer and director Alice Massabki explores a paradoxical future with French-based choreographer and writer Cynthia Dariane.
8. Of justice and our shared humanity
⏱ 5 minLebanese contemporary dancer Reem Naamani moves to a spoken-word piece on justice and humanity by Syrian tourism and nature expert Osama Al Nouri.
