Overland : A Voyage of Limits
We're full swing into production of Overland, a dance film for the Freed the Puppet project. Busy plotting and preparing to shoot it at the end of February in Montreal, on the train down to, and in, Halifax. An Atlantic shore sunrise in the middle of February? I'm hoping for a major weather event! We're hoping to get the film premiered at the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival in April, and after that, on tour!
Overland explores the constraints of time and travel, of space and self, and discovers both the freedoms and anxieties of migration. An individual departs their life in one city for another, searching for a renewed sense of place in a fresh environment. After severing all ties, the main character boards the train bound for new horizons, and must accept what has been lost in leaving in order to uncover what can be found through change.
We're very happy, and lucky, to have Alexandra Elliott dancing Freed in the film. Alex has been a regular contributor to the project since the first jam, and brings complete context to the role. Also joining the cast is Karissa Fyrrar, who currently practices in Vancouver. Karissa will be on a two week break from her studies of SFU, and her original plan to travel to Montreal and Halifax over Reading Week got the ideas flowing for this production!
More to come!
