Synopsis
After a lifetime of being told that she, as a fat person, could not dance (and believing it), Glasgow filmmaker Sarah Grant was very surprised to learn when doing dance classes over zoom in the pandemic (with the camera off, of course), that this was a big fat lie. Big Moves is an exploration of the mythology surrounding dance and dancers’ bodies, and how its cultural depiction of perfection has unintentionally fed Sarah's lifelong struggle with perfectionism.
Big Moves (2023) is a 14 min documentary short film by Sarah Grant. After a lifetime of being told that she, as a fat person, could not dance (and believing it), Glasgow filmmaker Sarah... Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2024).
Parcours en festivals
- Bolton International Film Festival 2024
- DOC NYC 2024 generic
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2024 generic
- Palm Springs International ShortFest 2024 generic
- Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 generic
