In This Life
Grief is unavoidable and universal; a painfully physical experience in which language is often inadequate and where words are often unable to convey loss or to comfort it. In five acts, this film illustrates the stages of grief, exploring the language of loss through dance, narrative scenes, and performance art, conveying the complexity of grief in the often wordless way it impacts all our lives.
After every major loss, we must grieve for the person we used to be, for the future we thought we'd have. The journey to accept this new version of ourselves is often fraught with rage and pain as we shed our old skin to make way for the new. This film is about that journey.
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Directed by
Bat-Sheva Guez
Written by
Bat-Sheva Guez & Robbie Fairchild
Starring
Robbie Fairchild
Choreographers
James Alsop, Warren Craft, Robbie Fairchild, Andrea Miller, Christopher Wheeldon,
Cinematography
Giacomo Belletti
Production Design
Karen Weber
Performers
Martha Nichols, Heather Lang, Michael Rosen, Ryan Steel, Ahmad Simmons, Julien Valme, Rico Lebron, Cassandra Surianello, Kathleen Laituri, Abby Stephensen
*** Find us on instagram, youtube and facebook via #InThisLifeFilm
And that’s a wrap on #inthislifefilm, one of the most beautiful and heartfelt films I’ve had the pleasure of working on in a long time! Thanks for having me batshevaguez and jeanetteebonner, and thanks for pouring your heart out everyday robbiefairchild, it was an honor watching you work and dance! . . . . #dancefilm #setlife #momsinfilm #femalefilmcrew #assistantdirector #thatsunbeamtho
#inthislifefilm WON BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM brooklynfilmfestival!!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈 Congratulations batshevaguez and robbiefairchild 🤸♂️ So honored to share a part of this beautiful work!!! . #5stagesofgrief #dancefilm #womeninfilm #inThisLifeMovie
We are going to Lincoln Center!! Such a milestone to screen something that I directed at the Walter Reade Theater. (But I will play it cool - NBD) #InThisLifeFilm is one of the highlight short films at the Dance on Camera Festival. . Catch us July 12th at 8:45 pm. Oh, and I did I mention we have a trailer? Here it is. . . Starring robbiefairchild who wrote it with me. Choreography by jamesals0p Warren Craft, wheeldony gallimdanceco and Robbie Fairchild Cast includes heatherblee, kathleen_laituri michaelhsurosen, ahmadsimmons cassysurianello abigailemstephenson, nichols14, ricolebron ryesteele julienvalme Score by babyt33th #dance #dancefilm #trailer #LincolnCenter #ITLmovie
I was so honored to see how many people showed up for our screening at #LincolnCenter on Friday night. We filled the entire theater! People attended from so many different parts of my life, it made me smile for hours to discover them after the show. Afterwards, robbiefairchild said to me, "that was a very special night." And it was. . . . dancefilms #ITLfilm #movie #dance #WalterReadeTheater
Big THANK YOU to flickers.riiff and panavisionofficial for awarding my film #BehindTheWallFilm best cinematography and giving us the camera grant that helped make #inThisLifeFilm possible! How great to work with giacomobelletti again. He’s a true artist! And such a sweet camera and lenses from Panavision! . . #danceoncamera #primo #camera #cinematography #arrialexa #ITLfilm
Spent my Labor Day directing a dance film in the ocean. Here are our dancers heatherblee and michaelhsurosen resting on the dock before our last setup. Choreography by dremills_gallim #InThisLifeFilm day 2/5. Masks by jortface . . #danceoncamera #womeninfilm #indiefilm #ITLfilm
So moved by robbiefairchild ‘s performance today. This actor can seriously bring it. #InThisLifeFilm day 3/5 #directing #onset #filmmaking #ITLfilm
Apparently the New York Times thinks you should see my movie tonight!! I'm so honored to be mentioned. 💖 Catch IN THIS LIFE at 8:45 pm at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center. Tickers in my bio. . . #inthislifemovie #grief #dance #performanceart #movies nytimes
#inthislifefilm WON BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM brooklynfilmfestival!!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈 Congratulations batshevaguez and robbiefairchild 🤸♂️ So honored to share a part of this beautiful work!!! . #5stagesofgrief #dancefilm #womeninfilm #inThisLifeMovie
#Repost robbiefairchild Bargaining Act lll In This Life Directed by batshevaguez Choreography by andreamiller_gallim Photo by dottaviophoto Score by babyt33th #fivestagesofgrief NYC Premiere July 12th 8:45 pm Walter Reade Theater Ticket link in bio. . . . #dance #ocean #GallimDance #inthislifemovie
Hey look! My film #inthislifefilm won Best Experimental Film at the brooklynfilmfestival! Big thanks to the fest for putting on a great event and to my wonderful cast and crew for making the film so good. Look guys, we won a thing!! (Prizes include $200 and a gear rental from Lentini) #directing #5stagesofgrief #dancefilm #womeninfilm #inThisLifeMovie
My beautiful dancers watching playback during our shoot yesterday. #InThisLifeFilm choreography by jamesals0p . . . #directing #onset #behindthescenes #danceoncamera #inThisLifeMovie
Playing with #texture for the #dancefilm series I’m directing #InThisLifeFilm starring robbiefairchild Love merging all my favorite art forms into one!! Production design by kwyoyo and assisted by sunnie_kim . This was the day we played with fabric options before building the actual projection screen. . . #projection #grief #videoart #danceoncamera #inprocess #experimenting #InThisLifeMovie
Huge congrats to batshevaguez (from episode 11) Her film #inthislifefilm won Best Experimental Film at the brooklynfilmfestival! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #directing #5stagesofgrief #dancefilm #womeninfilm #inThisLifeMovie #WomeninFilm #filmmaker #filmmaking #nsldpodcast #filmmakingpodcast
Dear MA friends! My short film is screening in Providence at the (Oscar-qualifying ooh!) Rhode Island Int'l Film Festival. You're invited! We go on at 6pm. If you're around, it would be lovely to see you! flickers.riiff #inthislifemovie #stagesofgrief #genre-bending #awardwinning #film
So grateful to all who helped us make this film! To flickers.riiff for the award! Happy. Very happy. ❤️ #inthislifefilm
So proud to have collaborated on this film #InThisLifeFilm, starring robbiefairchild directed by batshevaguez. We spent 14 hours in the ocean, shivering, rock scraped, sun burnt and I loved every minute of it! See it at The Dance on Camera Festival at Lincoln Center, July 12! Link in Bio! . . . . Photo: dottavio77
Shootin' in the Lord's house today ⚡️grand finale production day of #inthislifefilm directed by batshevaguez starring robbiefairchild 🌸✨such an honor to #productiondesign for... 🙏🏽love this cast and crew, the talent is mind blowing! (📸: sunnie_kim) #thatsawrap #weberproductiondesign #femalefilmmakers #femalefilmakerfriday
Babies’ first film premiere! Couldn’t have asked for a better date to the premiere of #InThisLifeFilm by robbiefairchild and batshevaguez. Special thanks to jaypragzz and all involved for bringing me on and creating such a stimulating, relatable, and oddly-comforting film. It was an honor to be (even a small) part of it! Merde! #filmlinc
#inthislifefilm yesterday with robbiefairchild. Thanks to the awesome team who worked so quickly and efficiently. batshevaguez