2M/SOLITUDES

“2m/Solitudes” is a poetic cine-dance meditation, exploring internal states resulting from isolation and absence of others. Originally inspired by experiences related to the global pandemic, the film dives into the daily life of four female characters facing different challenges related to being alone and kept apart from others. Immersed in their own colourful, but lonely worlds, eventually, they find a way to transcend solitude, overcome isolation, and reconnect in new unexpected ways. Imagined and produced by a team of exceptional creatives, the five scenes of the film evoke states of agitation, insecurity, melancholy counterbalanced by moments of hope, acceptance, resilience and connection. Roger Sinha’s powerful choreographies and Damian Siqueiros’s exquisite visual universe are accompanied here by a soundtrack composed and performed by a trio of exceptional musicians: Tim Brady on electric guitar, Helmut Lipsky on violin, and Shawn Mativestsky on Indian tabla and percussions. Each scene is introduced by a poem recited by invisible voice bearing witness of the intensity and the depth of the characters’ inner experiences. As the film progresses, the four dancers eventually cross paths in a large white open space, a sign of transformation and new beginning. They wear square skirt like structures, attached to their waists, representing the socially defined shape of their personal spaces. Keeping the distance, but connecting symbolically, they spin and dance in their square skirts like modern dervishes reaching out and celebrating their renewed capacity for connection.

country

Canada

runtime

22:42

CREDITS

Original Concept & Choreography

Roger Sinha

Director and Art Director

Damián Siqueiros

Producer

Mariya Moneva

Cinematographer

Max Machado

Assistant Director & Assistant Art Director

Helena Vallès Escolà

Dancer

Emmanuelle Martin
Citlali Germé-Trevino
Amélia Lamanque
Olivia Jaen Flores

Music Composed and Performed By

Of Sound Mind and Body

Electric Guitar

Tim Brady

Violin

Helmut Lipsky

Percussion, Tabla

Shawn Mativetsky

Sound Design

Alex Lane