Hello, As some of you know, one of the reasons that I love being a media librarian is because I love dance. Not only is the audiovisual medium critical to capturing dance, but understanding how the human form moves has been a part of cinema history since...well, a long time, from what I can tell.
I've been researching a lot of great looking dance films lately: winners of San Francisco Dance Film Festival, Dance on Camera, and others. What surprises me is how few of these films seem to have distribution. While I have seen many films on dance as a video reviewer, the films submitted for review aren't always the same as those winning the awards at the festivals. I'm particularly surprised that one film about a very famous choreographer I first learned of years ago is running an Indiegogo campaign for DVD/VOD distribution. I would think that this film would have broad interest to those outside of the dance community, given that the choreographer has worked with Michael Jackson. I'm simply curious and hoping to learn: Why do many award-winning dance films lack distribution, while others don't? Is it because dance is a niche interest? Or are there other reasons? I look forward to hearing your thoughts and creative ideas. Regards, Laura Laura Jenemann Media, Film Studies, and Dance Librarian George Mason University 703-993-7593 ljene...@gmu.edu
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