Film | LOST MIND | L.A. Contemporary Dance x Sara Silkin

I’m sorry. It’s okay. I’m so sorry. It’s okay. I wish things didn’t have to be this way...⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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LOST MIND is a narrative dance film exploration of the psyche by director, writer, and choreographer Sara Silkin. The film recounts her inability to identify her father's mental illness throughout her life. With her powerful application of surrealist movement imagery, she recreates the emotional physical highs experienced during a manic episode, followed by the endless spirals of depression caused by bipolar disorder.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Dancers: Hyosun Choi & JM Rodriguez (@hi_o_sun & @jm22nmrk)
Narrator: Lori Dorfman (@loridorfman)
Producer: L.A. Contemporary Dance Company (@lacontemporarydance)
Director, Writer, Choreographer: Sara Silkin (@sarasilkin)
Song: Patrick Watson (@patrickwatsonofficial)
DP: Iain Trimble (@iaintrimble)
AC: Joe Ashi (@joe_ashi)
Editor: Kevin Tadge (@kevintadge)
Colorist: New Gate Films (@newgatefilms)
Costumes: Kelsey Vidic (@kvidic)
Poster: Youthana Yuous (@youthanasux)
Filmed in 2020⁣ as a part of LACDC’s Fall Commissions⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

[@suryanshuawasthi466]

brilliant💥

[@odir86]

I must say i cried watching it, it was so moving... life... love... patterns... childhood traumas... Fear of attachement... anxious avoidant... everything was there ... n black n white has my heart... So intense it was...

[@catsbarkk]

I come back here once in a while to come appreciate this work of art. It's truly a source of inspiration for me just everything about it. The dance, cinematography, editing, structure, and sound choice. Thank you for putting this out there for us to see it's such an experience.

[@LAContemporaryDance]

Wow, thank you!

[@vfxforge]

WOW!!!

[@richsmith3786]

Beautiful little film. Lovingly crafted. Very moving. My eyes misted more than a few times as this painfully heart-wrenching story was told.

[@bskullknight]

Extraordinary work full of strong cinematography with powerful scenes , innovative creative ideas very well done.

[@tipsfordancers1259]

Thank you for sharing this story , its touching the soul!

[@Roberta11659]

What a nuanced, lovely exploration of this heart-wrenching relationship with mind and a loved one. Thanks for the humanity that seeps through in gesture, light, and setting throughout the video.

[@LAContemporaryDance]

Thank you for watching!

[@chacharoni]

Brilliant.

[@user-hd5nz4qr1o]

Oh my god, that's just amazing. I'm not sure this word feels the best. I would say неперевершено and неймовірно in Ukrainian!

[@elvandylis867]

Brilliant!!!

[@kollmanns]

I am in love with this! Very well done

[@LAContemporaryDance]

Thank you, Olaf!

[@alekandluiscreations]

this is so awesome! I love the concept. Definitely got our subscription for sure! we like making videos too.

[@albertsinclair3429]

love death and robots brought me here

[@aliyem8274]

My national language is not English. Why this movie doesn't have subtitle. And I can't turn on English subtitle for it

[@user-hd5nz4qr1o]

why there are so few views???