Belfast Films - Brink | Epilogue | Hunter Filmed

You can call this event a meeting of two celebrated festivals from two different corners of the world. In a first, the @Belfast International Arts Festival, Northern Ireland’s leading international arts festival dedicated to contemporary performance, media and visual arts collaborates with Attakkalari India Biennial for a special showcase of five dance films that have been made in Ireland and are being screened in India.

From the life and experiences of aging dancers to the politics of Brexit and life during a pandemic, the films tackle a myriad subjects with dance as the common language.  About the films:  Brink (25 mins)             Brink, directed by Belfast choreographer Eileen McClory*, was created as a response to the tension, frustration and division caused by the Brexit vote. It exposes the futile, frustrating and divisive nature of high-risk negotiations where everything is 'on the table' and even the…