On a Wheelchair Ramp in the Middle of Nowhere
Video, 2:17min, 2023
Camera: Kym McDaniel & Petra Kuppers
Editing & Sound: Kym McDaniel
On a giant wheelchair ramp in somewhere Utah, two disabled dancers meet for a brief improvisation encounter. This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan, for the Speculative Embodiment Working Group. A collaboration between Petra Kuppers & Kym McDaniel.
Screenings:
Rogue Dance – Raleigh, NC
Spark Micro-Short Film Festival – Buffalo, NY
Pittsburgh International Dance Film Festival – Pittsburgh, PA
IMARP - Imagens em Movimento Videodança – São Paulo, BR
Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival – Los Angeles, CA
Pebbles Underground Film Festival – Toronto, CAN
Constructed Site Dance Film Festival – online & in person / Pittsburgh, PA
Disability Culture & Videodances – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI