Glimpses of a Future (2021)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2021-04-01
Last Air Date: 2021-04-01
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 8
Networks: Netflix
Top Cast
- Caroline Hatem as Self
- Sina Saberi as Self
- Reem Naamani as Self
- Alice Massabki as Self
- Hamdi Dridi as Self
- Mollie Wolf as Self
- Jadd Tank as Self
- Cynthia Dariane as Self
- Charlie Dando as Self
Seasons
Season 1 (2021)
This docuseries celebrates the virtual collaborations between a group of artists, dancers and writers from around the world during the pandemic.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 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.
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Ep. 2: 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.
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Ep. 3: 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.
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Ep. 4: Of clarity and perspective
A collaboration between Tunisian choreographer Hamdi Dridi and Lebanese songwriter Sara Abdo offers an appreciation for blessings they once overlooked.
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Ep. 5: 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.
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Ep. 6: Of disorientation and remembrance
Iranian choreographer Sina Saberi and Lebanese storyteller Kim Heshme embark on a soul-searching journey of acceptance while in lockdown.
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Ep. 7: Of love and vulnerability
Lebanese choreographer and director Alice Massabki explores a paradoxical future with French-based choreographer and writer Cynthia Dariane.
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Ep. 8: 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.
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