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Glimpses of a Future

8 episodes created together while being apart.

  • 2021
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~5m / ep
  • 1 season

Warm up to a different tomorrow with this short docuseries of personal reflections expressed through words, movement & dance. An experimental collaboration between writers and creative movers from around the world during the first covid-19 lockdown, in spring & summer 2020. From visualization to embodiment, from letters of love to sobering realizations, we're reminded in times of extreme uncertainty that a basic human need emerges... that of reimagining the future. Eight stand-alone episodes created together while being apart - in Lebanon, France, Iran, Jordan and the USA.

Latest: Season 1 · 2021

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This docuseries celebrates the virtual collaborations between a group of artists, dancers and writers from around the world during the pandemic.

  1. E1. Of angst and alignment

    Apr 1, 2021 · 2m

    US-based performer Jadd Tank moves to spoken word by writer Mira Ouais in Lebanon as they look to a brighter future full of empathy.

  2. E2. Of companionship and the sea

    Apr 1, 2021 · 4m

    From their LA home, husband and wife Mollie Wolf and Charlie Dando move to the reading of a love letter from Lebanese writer ohmyhappiness.

  3. E3. Of survival and the storm

    Apr 1, 2021 · 4m

    In lockdown, Lebanese director Caroline Hatem and psychologist Olivia Shabb reflect on their experience of self-isolation, diving into vivid emotions.

  4. E4. Of clarity and perspective

    Apr 1, 2021 · 2m

    A collaboration between Tunisian choreographer Hamdi Dridi and Lebanese songwriter Sara Abdo offers an appreciation for blessings they once overlooked.

  5. E5. Of living and being

    Apr 1, 2021 · 4m

    French-based artist Cynthia Dariane and Lebanese hypnotherapist Tania Hadjithomas Mehanna reexamine endless to-do lists as the world slows down.

  6. E6. Of disorientation and remembrance

    Apr 1, 2021 · 4m

    Iranian choreographer Sina Saberi and Lebanese storyteller Kim Heshme embark on a soul-searching journey of acceptance while in lockdown.

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