Synopsis
Seek Body Contour is a movement and poetry short film, exploring trauma, healing, and reconnection through the body. The film is told through the composition of vignettes and is inspired by somatic dance practice. It is deeply concerned with how womxn of color navigate social and cultural surveillance. The contours mentioned in the title refer to the lines that map the experiences and emotions for how womxn live in their bodies. All of the womxn who participated in the creation of the film have contributed to sharing how they disturb, complicate, excite, and add weight to gendered spaces.
About
Marcia Peschke is a writer and movement artist, from South Africa, whose work interacts with themes including identity, representation, and womxnhood. Her creative practice allows for collaborative exchange, and is multidisciplinary, dabbling in poetry, circus arts, and dance. Marcia’s poetry has appeared in publications by the Los Angeles Poet Society Press, and Chasing Dreams Publishing. She has written and conceptualized performances focused on community engagement and embodied movement. Marcia has performed in and created work for the Red Eye Arts Festival, Rebel Arts, the National Arts Festival, and the Seoul Culture Club Arts Festival. Seek Body Contour is Marcia’s entry into film as a director. The film was screened at the Contact Dance International Festival 2024 (Toronto, Canada) and is currently being shown at the National Arts Festival vFringe.