The body is our home, as is the larger body of the earth. When these two bodies move in harmony, a dance unfolds. Both are made whole. RETURNING HOME is a breathtaking and groundbreaking dance documentary in which 80-something Anna Halprin, pioneer of postmodern dance, uses movement as a means of connecting the individual to nature, and art to real life. In collaboration with performance artist Eeo Stubblefield, Halprin moves along thresholds of earth, wind, water and fire, discovering lessons in loss and liberation. Whether surveying the charred remains of her home, or her scars from cancer and aging, Halprin finds beauty and meaning even in the destructive forces of nature. A testament to the importance of honoring the human and earth bodies, this unforgettable film takes us on a mythic and very personal journey home.
Honors
Winner, Grand Jury Award, Dance on Camera Festival Winner, Semi-finalist, Moondance Film Festival Video Danse, Centre Pompidou (Paris) Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Association pour la Danse Contemporaine (Switzerland) Festival Estival, San Martin de los Andes (Argentina) University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) Lyon Museum of Contemporary Art (France) Women, Healing & the Arts Conference Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Festival for Art on Film Rafael Film Center Sonoma Film Institute International Festival of Body, Image & Movement (Uruguay) International Festival of Fine Arts (Hungary) Cinemateque Francaise (Paris) Jacob's Pillow Dance Film Festival Dance Camera West Film Festival The Electronic Choreographer Festival (Italy) Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Cinemateque Dance on Camera Festival Santa Fe Film Festival Film Arts Festival Toronto International Environmental Film Festival Ecocinema Film Festival (Greece) American Dance Festival Int'l Festival of Environmental Cinema (Brazil) Mediawave Film Festival (Hungary)
