The PearlWatch movie series is back with the world premiere of LINKt by PearlDiving Resident Alumni Joy-Marie Thompson and Sherah Shipman. Register below to be the first to see this new film and join us for a talkback with the artists and PearlArts Studios co-founder and executive director Staycee Pearl.
Film run time: 15 minutes Post-Film Talkback with Staycee Pearl & the LINKt team
LINKt, to put it simply, is about the relationship between a Black woman and a white woman. Performed and co-directed by Joy-Marie Thompson and Sherah Shipman, the two women use an orange rubber band that is tied by their waists to represent the power struggles, differences in privilege, and the dynamics of labor between them.
Funding for LINKt was provided by the Investing in Professional Artists Grants Program, a partnership of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments.
CREATIVE DIRECTORS: Sherah Shipman & Joy-Marie Thompson CHOREOGRAPHY & PERFORMED BY: Sherah Shipman & Joy-Marie Thompson FILM DIRECTOR: Casey Brooks ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Desmond Confoy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Victoria Sendra EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Joy-Marie Thompson ORIGINAL SCORE COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY: Sadie Powers RACIAL EQUITY CONSULTANT: Monica Nyenkan DRAMATURG: Valencia Wallace STYLIST: Sherah Shipman ADDITIONAL COSTUME DESIGN: Jill Thompson GAFFER: John Frisbie PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Rosemarie Albanese LOCATION SCOUT: Jill Thompson
PearlWatch is a monthly movement & sound-themed film screening at PearlArts Studios.
