FILMS

Finding Light is a multi-faceted film using dance to initiate conversations about the need for human rights protections against bigotry and hate. Exploring how the events of 9/11 led award-winning choreographer Stephen Mills to search for a deeper meaning in his work, the film features magnificent dance performances from Mills’ Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project (performed by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in 2009). Illuminated by the story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren, Finding Light takes audiences on a journey that while situated in the past, makes relevant connections to the present through the power of dance. (Adult content: graphic imagery)  

Official Selection – Cannes World Film Festival, San Diego Jewish Film Festival  

Winner – Best Documentary – Berlin Indie Film Festival  

Followed by a Q&A with director Paul Michael Bloodgood, choreographer and artistic director of Ballet Austin, Stephen Mills, artistic director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Adam W. McKinney and former PBT dancer Christine Schwaner

In person screening + Q&A
Sunday, April 23, at 4pm | The Oaks Theater  

Sponsored by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

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