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If Cities Could Dance | San Francisco: Transgender Dancer Sean Dorsey Dreams of a Limitless Future for Trans and Queer Communities

Emmy award winning short film created for KQED’s Web Series.

Meet Sean Dorsey, the first openly transgender modern dance choreographer who has brought his trans-positive performances to cities all throughout the U.S. His powerful works blend contemporary dance, queer partnering, music and spoken word.

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Promotional piece for an undisclosed client.

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Through the 2022–23 season theme “Human and Machine,” Cal Performances’ Illuminations explores the many roles technology plays in both catalyzing and challenging creative expression and human communication. Onstage performances, public programs, and conversations will engage communities on and off campus to explore how the arts, the humanities, and the sciences grapple with the influence of technology on human expression. Through six main stage performances and even more educational events held in partnership with thought leaders (to be announced soon!), Illuminations programming follows the evolution of musical instruments, the complex relationships between technology creators and users, technology’s impact on the creative process, and the benefits and potential dangers of the growing role of artificial intelligence in our society.

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Branded Client Documentary

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Documentary Short

This is a short film created about the Light Up Central Market project in San Francisco, a public art project by the Luggage Store Gallery, funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. 

Light Up Central Market is a collaborative effort of the Luggage Store Gallery, Nighthouse Studio and Hyphae Design Laboratory, funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. This public art project encourages interaction and dialogue around community identity, as well as celebrates and showcasse the vibrancy and innovative spirit that infuses the neighborhood. Six site-specific installations—four murals, a building facade, and "Block by Block," a spectacular 10 x 24 foot interactive bench—have come alive with light. This project reminds us how cross-sector collaborations and public art can help support places where people want to live, work and play.

Director of Photography: Ben Estabrook

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The first episode of a three part web series exploring the theme of Individual and Community with Illuminations’ Artists and UC Berkeley Faculty.

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Mahsa Vahdat is an Iranian singer, composer and cultural activist and her artistic work has offered audiences around the globe a deeper appreciation of Iranian poetry and music. In this interview with Cal Performances, she discusses what “home” really means in an exploration of their 21/22 Illuminations theme, Place and Displacement.

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