Glimpses of a Future

April. 01,2021      TV-PG
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis

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 & Episode

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Seasons 1 : 2021

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8 Episode

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Episode 1 - Of angst and alignment
April. 01,2021

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.

Episode 2 - Of companionship and the sea
April. 01,2021

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

Episode 3 - Of survival and the storm
April. 01,2021

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

Episode 4 - Of clarity and perspective
April. 01,2021

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

Episode 5 - Of living and being
April. 01,2021

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

Episode 6 - Of disorientation and remembrance
April. 01,2021

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

Episode 7 - Of love and vulnerability
April. 01,2021

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

Episode 8 - Of justice and our shared humanity
April. 01,2021

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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