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Glimpses of a Future
"8 episodes created together while being apart."
Overview
Warm up to a different tomorrow with this short docuseries of personal reflections expressed through words, movement & dance. An experimental collaboration between writers and creative movers from around the world during the first covid-19 lockdown, in spring & summer 2020. From visualization to embodiment, from letters of love to sobering realizations, we're reminded in times of extreme uncertainty that a basic human need emerges... that of reimagining the future. Eight stand-alone episodes created together while being apart - in Lebanon, France, Iran, Jordan and the USA.
Status
Returning Series
Network
Netflix
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
This docuseries celebrates the virtual collaborations between a group of artists, dancers and writers from around the world during the pandemic.
Episodes
Of angst and alignment
US-based performer Jadd Tank moves to spoken word by writer Mira Ouais in Lebanon as they look to a brighter future full of empathy.
Of companionship and the sea
From their LA home, husband and wife Mollie Wolf and Charlie Dando move to the reading of a love letter from Lebanese writer ohmyhappiness.
Of survival and the storm
In lockdown, Lebanese director Caroline Hatem and psychologist Olivia Shabb reflect on their experience of self-isolation, diving into vivid emotions.
Of clarity and perspective
A collaboration between Tunisian choreographer Hamdi Dridi and Lebanese songwriter Sara Abdo offers an appreciation for blessings they once overlooked.
Of living and being
French-based artist Cynthia Dariane and Lebanese hypnotherapist Tania Hadjithomas Mehanna reexamine endless to-do lists as the world slows down.
Of disorientation and remembrance
Iranian choreographer Sina Saberi and Lebanese storyteller Kim Heshme embark on a soul-searching journey of acceptance while in lockdown.
Of love and vulnerability
Lebanese choreographer and director Alice Massabki explores a paradoxical future with French-based choreographer and writer Cynthia Dariane.
Of justice and our shared humanity
Lebanese contemporary dancer Reem Naamani moves to a spoken-word piece on justice and humanity by Syrian tourism and nature expert Osama Al Nouri.
Top Cast
Caroline Hatem
Self
Sina Saberi
Self
Reem Naamani
Self
Alice Massabki
Self
Hamdi Dridi
Self
Mollie Wolf
Self
Jadd Tank
Self
Cynthia Dariane
Self
Charlie Dando
Self
