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Physical Culture

Available online: 22/03/2024
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Director Anna Bogomolova
Choreographer Connor Schumacher
Netherlands 2022
8 minutes
It’s rave, it’s queer, it’s for everybody!

Synopsis

Physical Culture frames rave as a vital human practice in the information age. It invites us to explore physical movement, to discover who we are when we dance and why we do so. It asks universal existential questions and puts them in a refreshingly queer, playful package. It's rave, it's queer, and it's for everyone!

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Physical Culture frames rave as a vital human practice in the information age. It invites us to explore physical movement, to discover who we are when we dance and why we do so. It asks universal existential questions and puts them in a refreshingly queer, playful package. It's rave, it's queer, and it's for everyone!

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Section
Competition Shorts and International Short Film Competition
Director
Anna Bogomolova
Choreographer
Connor Schumacher
Production countries
Netherlands
Production year
2022
Duration
8 minutes
Producer
Anna Bogomolova

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