Neglect

A short dance film screened at the ADF Dancing for the Camera Festival, Durham, NC, 2004.<br /><br />Neglect (2003) 6 min<br />Performed by Chay Baker, Sheridan Lang, Emma Wilson<br />Direction, camera and editing by Dianne Reid<br />Soundscape by Mark Lang<br />Set in a circa 1963 apartment building in the heart of Melbourne's jewish quarter, Neglect chases clues of the hidden lives of three women. an eerie journey through corridors and stairwells, the building becomes a metaphor for the body as the location upon which emotional battles are played out and histories are inscribed.<br /><br />