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
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Last night I was blown away seeing In This Life, a dance film made by my longtime client and friend robbiefairchild , directed by the incredible batshevaguez and danced by Robbie and the ever fabulous heatherblee (who I haven’t seen in an age). Unfortunately last night was the only chance to see it at the Lincoln Center Dance on Camera film festival, but keep an eye out, it is wonderfully gripping, with both insane dance and cinematography. #inthislifefilm #walterreade #lincolncenter #danceoncamera #danceoncamerafilmfestival #dancefilm #dancefilmaker #articulatingbody
OMG LOOK WHO’S ON SET TOGETHER AGAIN 👀😲!! . . . #setbesties #producer #AssistantDirector #inthislifefilm #dramaticlighting #causeweredramatic #ladybosses #wearingdresses #weweardressesandgetshitdone
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
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
#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
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
My beautiful dancers watching playback during our shoot yesterday. #InThisLifeFilm choreography by jamesals0p . . . #directing #onset #behindthescenes #danceoncamera #inThisLifeMovie
Loved this shot! . #directing #onset #art #church #Repost kathleen_laituri ・・・ Had so much fun dancing on the church pews yesterday for a new dance film coming SOON. What a bomb TEAM making this all happen. 🤘🏼batshevaguez giacomobelletti robbiefairchild jamesals0p #inthislifefilm #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
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
#inthislifefilm WON BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM brooklynfilmfestival!!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈 Congratulations batshevaguez and robbiefairchild 🤸♂️ So honored to share a part of this beautiful work!!! . #5stagesofgrief #dancefilm #womeninfilm #inThisLifeMovie
Day 3 gorgeousness of #inthislifefilm. “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” - Edgar Degas . . . #indiefilm #dance #filmlife #producer #womeninfilm #womenonset
ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT we drop this epic beauty on NYC. 🌟 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Featuring incredible choreography by James Alsop, Warren Craft, Robbie Fairchild, Andrea Miller, and Christopher Wheeldon, set to music by RIVKA. ✨ Come join us at the Walter Reade Theater on July 12th, 8:45pm. Tix are only $15 and are avail thru filmlinc.org. Q&A with filmmakers to follow. Please join us at #filmsocietyoflincolncenter Opening Night Party following the screening!! 🎟 * * * * * * * * * * IN THIS LIFE Film. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Starring Robbie Fairchild. Directed by Bat-Sheva Guez. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Co-Produced by Jeanette Bonner & Bat-Sheva Guez.
#LaborDay early morning beach shoot!! Thanks to handheldfilms for getting us all geared up & ready to go 🎬 . . . #producer #producerlife #gear #beachshoot #inthislifefilm
Congratulations to #inthislifefilm on winning Best Experimental Film at brooklynfilmfestival!! . Directed by batshevaguez Starring robbiefairchild Featuring choreography by Gallim’s andreamiller_gallim, jamesals0p, wheeldony, Warren Craft, and Robbie Fairchild . Catch this incredible film at the Dance on Film Festival July 12th, 8:45pm Walter Reade Theater at lincolncenter . #inthislifefilm #andreamiller #dancefilm #winner #danceoncamerafestival #lincolncenter #gallim
Wow has it already been a week since #inthislifefilm wrapped? Here's a few bts faves ♥️Director: batshevaguez Starring: robbiefairchild 🥀 #shortfilm #dancefilm #bts #setlife #onset #productiondesign #weberproductiondesign #webersnyc #indiefilm #dance #contemporarydance #femalefilmmakers #femalefilmmaker
On location Production office. Not too shabby!! 😎🎬#producerlife #inthislifefilm #upsince4am #flamingo