A non profit membership organization, Dance Films Association builds upon founder Susan Braun's vision by encouraging choreographers to enter the world of filmmaking, for filmmakers to discover the rich history of dance, and for audiences to engage with the broad spectrum of these films. Today, DFA serves the global dance film community by providing membership opportunities, connecting artists and organizations, fostering new works for new audiences, and sharing essential resources. Its constituency includes dance and film artists, academics and critics, as well as students and established professionals. Based on the principle of movement, dance, like cinema, began as an art form centered on the human body, physical performance, and communication through action and image. Today, technology allows for more artistic experimentation than ever and the language of moving images enriches viewers' experience. Forging a truly unique vision, dance filmmakers continue to question creative boundaries, producing films that speak through the universal language of movement, unifying cultures and generating wider audiences. DFA champions the fundamental art forms of dance and film by encouraging the pervasive affinities between the two, providing infrastructure for the dance film genre, and serving as an international hub for dance on camera. DFA strives to promote films of value which engage viewers to question the world around them.

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Dance on Camera 2013: Si..

Sixteen directors and artists selected by Sigur Rós band members were invited to present their works in the framework of the Valtari Mystery Film Experiment. Each was asked to direct a motion picture inspired by the music from the band’s album, �..

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Dance on Camera 2013: Art..

This short documentary takes place in a tiny New York apartment, which can barely contain the combined energy of dancer Arthur Aviles, danced for many years with Bill T. Jones /Arnie Zane Dance Company, and his mentor, Aileen Passloff, an octogenaria..

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Dance on Camera 2013: Bri..

Brighter Borough draws you in with the nostalgic sound of an old Kodak Carousel slide machine, projecting abstract images onto floating silks in a rundown theatre, resting on a final image, we dissolve to a London roundabout.

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Dance on Camera 2013: Cap..

For a second year, DFA invited high school students throughout the five boroughs to submit dance films between 1-5 minutes in length for Capturing Motion NYC, a student film competition. This panel includes a panel discussion about the student’s pr..

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Dance on Camera 2013: Com..

Examining dance film beyond the movie theater screen, Dance on Camera explores dance films in both commercial and artistic contexts with filmmaker and choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall and conceptual video artist Brian Gonzalez.

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Dance on Camera 2013: Fol..

Folie à Deux is an exploration into the interior landscapes of two people whose acts of intimacy are the fantasy that thinly veils a greater discord.