ROUND 2 LAUNCHING SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Films.Dance champions global creativity and collaboration through a groundbreaking free film series produced by and under the creative direction of Los Angeles-based Jacob Jonas The Company. Launching its second round of 15 original films, the work features more than 250 artists from over 25 countries all shot during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through non-traditional collaborations across cultures and continents, and led by the vision of Jacob Jonas, the series connects the perspectives of diverse artists from a range of disciplines, dance genres, abilities, and experiences. Filmed in locations ranging from Moscow, Amsterdam, Canada, Tokyo, Hawaii, and London, to Los Angeles, New York, Nigeria, and Mexico—Films.Dance exists at the intersection of dance, music, fashion, and film.
PRODUCED BY:
Jacob Jonas The Company
CO-PRESENTED BY:
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
StanfordLive
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
Jacob Jonas
PRODUCERS:
Jill Wilson, Emma Rosenzweig-Bock
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS // DANCE
Joy Isabella Brown, Francisco Cruz, Emily Kikta, Mike Tyus, Peter Walker,
Rauf “Rubberlegz” Yasit
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS // MUSIC
Steve Hackman, Anibal Sandoval
FASHION EDITOR
Christian Stroble
TRAILER BY: Jerry Chia