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18 November 2023 |
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5 mins 57s |
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| Moving heartbreak | |
| by Jason Stone | |
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This excoriating examination of how it feels to be asked 'do you have kids?' when the answer is more complicated than a straightforward 'yes' or 'no' was one of the films made for this year's Homespun Yarns. It didn't win, but with the greatest respect to the film that did, it should have. It delivers an absolute gut punch, and those who absorb its message may find themselves being a bit more cautious about this seemingly innocent enquiry. Directors Tom Gentle and Sam Brain opted to convey the agony of loss through the medium of contemporary dance, and, let's be honest, there are few phrases that strike as much fear in to a viewer than 'through the medium of contemporary dance', but, as this film ably demonstrates, when it is used to great purpose and with skilful choreography, dance can tell a story in a deep and meaningful way. The directors have shown impeccable judgement, no doubt assisted by editor Chris Hutchings, in getting the balance right. The interplay at the start is discriminatingly comical, and leaves the viewer wondering where the film will go next. And even as we begin to understand what we are witnessing, the disorientation stays with us, representing the heartbreak and confusion that lies at its heart. This is an issue, like so many issues that largely affect women rather than men, that does not receive enough attention and, even more importantly, enough understanding, and Gentle and Brain deserve credit for taking advantage of the wonderful Homespun Yarns platform to tell this particular story.
Product Category: Awards and Competitions
Territory: UK
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Homespun Yarns - 'Do You Have Kids?'
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Moving heartbreak |
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This excoriating examination of how it feels to be asked 'do you have kids?' when the answer is more complicated than a straightforward 'yes' or 'no' was one of the films made for this year's Homespun Yarns. It didn't win, but with the greatest respect to the film that did, it should have. It delivers an absolute gut punch, and those who absorb its message may find themselves being a bit more cautious about this seemingly innocent enquiry. Directors Tom Gentle and Sam Brain opted to convey the agony of loss through the medium of contemporary dance, and, let's be honest, there are few phrases that strike as much fear in to a viewer than 'through the medium of contemporary dance', but, as this film ably demonstrates, when it is used to great purpose and with skilful choreography, dance can tell a story in a deep and meaningful way. The directors have shown impeccable judgement, no doubt assisted by editor Chris Hutchings, in getting the balance right. The interplay at the start is discriminatingly comical, and leaves the viewer wondering where the film will go next. And even as we begin to understand what we are witnessing, the disorientation stays with us, representing the heartbreak and confusion that lies at its heart. This is an issue, like so many issues that largely affect women rather than men, that does not receive enough attention and, even more importantly, enough understanding, and Gentle and Brain deserve credit for taking advantage of the wonderful Homespun Yarns platform to tell this particular story.
Product Category: Awards and Competitions
Territory: UK
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Moving heartbreak |
by Jason Stone |
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This excoriating examination of how it feels to be asked 'do you have kids?' when the answer is more complicated than a straightforward 'yes' or 'no' was one of the films made for this year's Homespun Yarns. It didn't win, but with the greatest respect to the film that did, it should have. It delivers an absolute gut punch, and those who absorb its message may find themselves being a bit more cautious about this seemingly innocent enquiry. Directors Tom Gentle and Sam Brain opted to convey the agony of loss through the medium of contemporary dance, and, let's be honest, there are few phrases that strike as much fear in to a viewer than 'through the medium of contemporary dance', but, as this film ably demonstrates, when it is used to great purpose and with skilful choreography, dance can tell a story in a deep and meaningful way. The directors have shown impeccable judgement, no doubt assisted by editor Chris Hutchings, in getting the balance right. The interplay at the start is discriminatingly comical, and leaves the viewer wondering where the film will go next. And even as we begin to understand what we are witnessing, the disorientation stays with us, representing the heartbreak and confusion that lies at its heart. This is an issue, like so many issues that largely affect women rather than men, that does not receive enough attention and, even more importantly, enough understanding, and Gentle and Brain deserve credit for taking advantage of the wonderful Homespun Yarns platform to tell this particular story.
Product Category: Awards and Competitions
Territory: UK
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