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The Release

2013 · 5 min

A brief, hypnotic study of slowed motion that turns athletic gesture into pure visual rhythm, rewarding close attention over narrative.

Overview
In The Release, professional dancers enact a classic football gesture as a rhythmic dance. Intentionally slowing down the speed of 16mm film, Everson divorces the moves from their original functionality, revealing their engagement with the entire body and surrounding environment. Drawing connections between athletics and performance, the film foregrounds the art inherent in sport.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • sport
  • identity
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
music
Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson
Starring
Lydia Marie Hicks
Runtime
5 min

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