92Y Announces The First Mobile Dance Film Festival Today

Mobile technology has empowered a new generation of filmmakers. Instagram now allows longform video content. Into this ever-changing creative landscape 92Y announces a date for the inaugural 92Y Mobile Dance Film Festival, the first dance film festival featuring works shot entirely on mobile devices. 24 films were chosen as Official Selections by an international jury of dance filmmakers, out of more than 50 film submissions from 14 countries- Azerbaijan; Italy; Kazakhstan; Poland; Russia; Turkey; England; USA; Spain; the Netherlands; Italy; Sweden; Venezuela; and Japan.

The MDFF takes place on July 28, with two programs of screenings:

• Program A, 4 pm
  • 11 Official Selections. Runtime: 70 minutes

• Program B, 7 pm
  • 13 Official Selection. Runtime: 70 minutes

The remaining submitted films play on several mobile devices around 92Y's lobby throughout the day, making up a Mobi Mini Fest.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Program A - Saturday, July 28, 4 pm

Sara Lapinksy, Vermont, USA

Plastic Plates Don't Break

Rami Shafi, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Blind Date Duet

Raven Jackson, New York City, USA

A Guide to Breathing Underwater

Max Stone, NYC, USA

My Cup of Tea

Nurlan Zamiyev, Kazakhstan

Meet Me in My Dream

Paige Barnett and Alexis Young, Louisiana, USA

Periscope

Jay Carlon, California, USA

Dance Film Selfie

Elijah Richardson, California, USA

The Bathroom of Seville

Norberto Collazo, Puerto Rico

Dip Blue

Brandon Coleman, Texas, USA

Concrete

Eric Berey, New York City, USA

Kusanagi

Program B - Saturday, July 28, 7 pm

Emma Cohen, Illinois, USA

and the pools at the end of the world where the swallow dips her wings

Art Committed, Poland

Siostry

Adrian Del Arroyo, England

The Hive Minuet

Ariel Monticure, Texas, USA

Spread Thin

Pawel Cukier, Netherlands

Dancing

Claudio Pelizzer, Italy

Carry Me Home

Leyla, Azerbaijan

Dancer

Rami Shafi, New York City, USA

Nicole Walcott in Washington Square Park

Oleg Klevakin, Russia

He

Isabella Vergara, New Jersey, USA

What Still Remains

Nicola Hepp, Sweden

Breathe

Lisa Kusanagi, Japan

Keep on Working

Max Stone, New York City, USA

Duel One Minute

JURORS

Natalia Roberts; Taylor Donofrio; Regina Lissowska-Postaremczak; Laura Margulies; Sally Sommer

DEVICES USED

iPhones 5-X; Samsung Galaxy s7; Samsung Galaxy Note3; iPad 4; Huawei; Google Pixel; Xiaomi; Yi4K; DJPhantom3

About 92Y
92nd Street Y is a world-class, nonprofit cultural and community center that fosters the mental, physical and spiritual health of people throughout their lives, offering: wide-ranging conversations with the world's best minds; an outstanding range of programming in the performing, visual and literary arts; fitness and sports programs; and activities for children and families. 92Y is reimagining what it means to be a community center in the digital age with initiatives like the award-winning #GivingTuesday, launched by 92Y in 2012 and now recognized across the US and in a growing number of regions worldwide as a day to celebrate and promote giving. These kinds of initiatives are transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action both locally and around the world. More than 300,000 people visit 92Y annually; millions more participate in 92Y's digital and online initiatives. A proudly Jewish organization since its founding in 1874, 92Y embraces its heritage and welcomes people of all backgrounds and perspectives. For more information, visit www.92Y.org.

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