Moving Matter I (2024)

Moving Matter I (2024) poster

Moving Matter is the culmination of a material-led process with artists from dance, costume design and film that began with a study of old kitchen flooring about to be discarded. This flax-based material enters our orbit in the 1950s, where a measured homelife and prescribed domesticity offered a reassuring antidote to bomb scares, political turmoil, and paranormativity. Stability topples as the flooring becomes entangled in the lives of those who don the material as garments and shelters. This film was made through Moving Matter, a long-term research-creation project that offers a methodology for rethinking the dynamism between raw materials, garments, and the body. Moving Matter steers the locus of choreography and wearable design away from human hierarchy to instead support truer collaboration amongst all moving materials, both human and non-human, in this case… linoleum.

Director: Robert Kitsos, Beau Han Bridge, Meagan Woods
Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Runtime: 12 min
Release Date:

Cast

Music: Westport Sunrise Sessions
Cinematography: Beau Han Bridge
Editing: Beau Han Bridge
Original Language: en

Keywords

dance, short film, experimental

More Films by Director: Robert Kitsos, Beau Han Bridge, Meagan Woods
More Films in Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Moving Matter I about?
Moving Matter is the culmination of a material-led process with artists from dance, costume design and film that began with a study of old kitchen flooring about to be discarded. This flax-based material enters our orbit in the 1950s, where a measured homelife and prescribed domesticity offered a reassuring antidote to bomb scares, political turmoil, and paranormativity. Stability topples as the flooring becomes entangled in the lives of those who don the material as garments and shelters. This film was made through Moving Matter, a long-term research-creation project that offers a methodology for rethinking the dynamism between raw materials, garments, and the body. Moving Matter steers the locus of choreography and wearable design away from human hierarchy to instead support truer collaboration amongst all moving materials, both human and non-human, in this case… linoleum.
Who directed Moving Matter I?
Moving Matter I was directed by Robert Kitsos, Beau Han Bridge, Meagan Woods.
Who stars in Moving Matter I?
Moving Matter I stars Anna Wang Albini, Sydney Bluck, Olivia Johnson, Robert Kitsos, Erika Latta, Max Tyler-Hite.
How long is Moving Matter I?
Moving Matter I has a runtime of 12m (12 minutes).
What genre is Moving Matter I?
Moving Matter I is a Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror film.