On a Wheelchair Ramp in the Middle of Nowhere

Video, 2:17min, 2023

Camera: Kym McDaniel & Petra Kuppers

Editing & Sound: Kym McDaniel

On a giant wheelchair ramp in somewhere Utah, two disabled dancers meet for a brief improvisation encounter. This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan, for the Speculative Embodiment Working Group. A collaboration between Petra Kuppers & Kym McDaniel.

Screenings:

Rogue Dance – Raleigh, NC

Spark Micro-Short Film Festival – Buffalo, NY

Pittsburgh International Dance Film Festival – Pittsburgh, PA

IMARP - Imagens em Movimento Videodança – São Paulo, BR

Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival – Los Angeles, CA

Pebbles Underground Film Festival – Toronto, CAN

Constructed Site Dance Film Festival – online & in person / Pittsburgh, PA

Disability Culture & Videodances – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI