A visceral exploration of perception and memory, Behind Closed Doors unpacks how a shared family trauma fractures into conflicting truths—and ultimately seeks reconciliation through embodied empathy and collective understanding.

Direction and Choreography by Hanna DiLorenzo

Locked in, separated by a huge glass and deprived of speech, two people meet without knowing how they got there. Where are the limits that prevent us from acting in unjust situations? Are they physical or are they within us?

Direction and Editing: Abel Moreno Pradas

Choreography and Performance: Gelya and Akira Yoshida

A young woman is trapped in emotional limbo after years of social suppression in Iran. She is suspended in stillness as life echoes faintly around her. Distant explosions punctuate her isolation, and every attempt to move forward is disrupted by external forces. As she gradually dissolves into nature, the film meditates on the fragility of human existence. Though the seasons shift from winter to spring, she remains frozen in silence and solitude.

Direction and Choreography: Lagha Ghavam, Mohsen Pouryousefian

It is morning. A man and a woman are sitting at the breakfast table. They spent the night together but barely remember each other's names. On the table, there is manchego, jam, cured ham, freshly baked rolls, freshly squeezed juice, coffee with milk, a water carafe, and more. Do they seize the opportunity in front of them?

Direction: Jon Olav S. Gulbrandsen and Michael Schult Ulriksen

Producer: Amanda Tunsberg

Choreography: Jon Olav S. Gulbrandsen, in cooperation with the actors

Directed and choreographed by Li Chiao-Ping, “Never Lost” is an 11-minute dance film shot en route to and on location in South Korea, during dancer and adoptee Elisabeth (O’Keefe) Roskopf’s first trip to her birthplace since adoption took her away out of her home country.

Direction and Choreography: Li Chiao-Ping

Direction and Choreography: ArtPeers & Lisa Lamarre and Dancers

Wormwood explores themes of depression and the inner dialogue of someone navigating suicidal ideation.

Direction and Choreography: Kate Fleming