F-O-R-M’s Commissioning Fund Program is at the heart of the festival. It is a catalyst for youth and emerging artists to explore and play at the intersection of movement and film. Every year, we witness processes fuelled by imagination and personal exploration, resulting in innovative films that take us beyond the screen and into the intimate worlds imagined by these emerging creatives.

Using dance as a vessel for queer self-discovery, this workshop focuses on waacking foundations and improvisational movement techniques that informed the creation process of Juan’s commissioned film “The Meeting Place”. Posing, flow, and circular and non-linear ideas will be investigated through the lens of queer embodiment. How can these concepts intersect with weighted and explosive movement qualities?

This year, our annual FORMations Jam is back in-person with the help of Barangay Project! Barangay’s Creative Director Sophia ‘Sosa’ Gamboa will lead us through a jam-packed 4 hour movement and filmmaking jam, where participants will move, groove, create and present their own short movement video by the end of the jam. Utilizing Sosa’s deep knowledge of street dance, participants will explore movement through the camera while experimenting with concepts, freestyle, and grooving foundations.

This screening marks our first in-person gathering after two years as an all digital festival. We invite our audiences to re-connect with us in the theatre and join us in witnessing a collection of diverse films made by local and national artists. Together, we gather in a collective celebration of these artists and their imaginative creations which encourage connection to our bodies and to each other.

This screening is split into two collections:
Collection #1: 6PM - 7:15PM
Collection #2: 7:30PM - 9PM with Live Artist Talkback facilitated by Tamar Tabori