Glimpses of a Future
Glimpses of a Future
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Glimpses of a Future

8 episodes created together while being apart.

2021
1 season
8 episodes
Documentary

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.

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This docuseries celebrates the virtual collaborations between a group of artists, dancers and writers from around the world during the pandemic.

  • Of angst and alignment

    1.Of angst and alignment

    01-04-20212m

    US-based performer Jadd Tank moves to spoken word by writer Mira Ouais in Lebanon as they look to a brighter future full of empathy.

  • Of companionship and the sea

    2.Of companionship and the sea

    01-04-20214m

    From their LA home, husband and wife Mollie Wolf and Charlie Dando move to the reading of a love letter from Lebanese writer ohmyhappiness.

  • Of survival and the storm

    3.Of survival and the storm

    01-04-20214m

    In lockdown, Lebanese director Caroline Hatem and psychologist Olivia Shabb reflect on their experience of self-isolation, diving into vivid emotions.

  • Of clarity and perspective

    4.Of clarity and perspective

    01-04-20212m

    A collaboration between Tunisian choreographer Hamdi Dridi and Lebanese songwriter Sara Abdo offers an appreciation for blessings they once overlooked.

  • Of living and being

    5.Of living and being

    01-04-20214m

    French-based artist Cynthia Dariane and Lebanese hypnotherapist Tania Hadjithomas Mehanna reexamine endless to-do lists as the world slows down.

  • Of disorientation and remembrance

    6.Of disorientation and remembrance

    01-04-20214m

    Iranian choreographer Sina Saberi and Lebanese storyteller Kim Heshme embark on a soul-searching journey of acceptance while in lockdown.

  • Of love and vulnerability

    7.Of love and vulnerability

    01-04-20214m

    Lebanese choreographer and director Alice Massabki explores a paradoxical future with French-based choreographer and writer Cynthia Dariane.

  • Of justice and our shared humanity

    8.Of justice and our shared humanity

    01-04-20215m

    Lebanese contemporary dancer Reem Naamani moves to a spoken-word piece on justice and humanity by Syrian tourism and nature expert Osama Al Nouri.

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