The San Francisco Dance Film Festival presents a special screening at the Black Choreographers Festival, featuring three powerful films that explore themes of struggle, resilience, and liberation.
The program highlights include Flower staring Misty Copeland, Free by filmmaker Yoram Savion, and Every Second by Antwan Williams, whose work is deeply connected to local creative communities. This selection showcases the Bay Area’s rich dance and film culture, bringing together artists who use movement to tell compelling and transformative stories.
About Black Choreographers Festival:
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now – Celebrating 20 years!
Weekend I: BCF Concerts
Presented in association with Dance Mission Theater
Featuring the works of: Byb Chanel Bibene, Gregory P Dawson, Portsha Jefferson, Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson, and Deborah B. Vaughan
For more info go to: bcfhereandnow.com
About the Films
Flower (United States, 2022, 28 min.)
Director: Lauren Finerman
Choreographer: Alonzo King
“Flower” is a short episodic film series starring world-renowned ballerina and trailblazer Misty Copeland that tells a powerful story through dance and movement.
Free (United States, 11 min.)
Director: Yoram Joseph Savion
The stigma of criminality haunts a young Black man in “FREE,” a poignant short film narrated from inside his mind and brought to life through his body.
Every Second (United States, 2023, 10 min.)
Directors: Antwan Williams, Maurice Reed, Reyna Brown
Choreographers: Antwan Williams, Amie Dowling, Maurice Reed, Reyna Brown
“Every Second” is a poignant short film that delves into the life of a man who has just been released from prison but finds himself struggling with the reality that he will never be free from his experience of prison.
