touchME: Dida - a film by Felipe Barral in association with gloATL

“touchME: Dida” is more than a film… is a vision to explore filmmaking and dance in one project. This movie is a collaboration between filmmaker Felipe Barral and choreographer Lauri Stallings, who during the summer of 2011 joined forces to explore what can be done when both disciplines of art try to create something together, without being just a dance captured on camera, nor a performance done to be filmed.

“touchME: Dida”, conceptualized and defined by Felipe Barral, is a word game: the word "touch" on the title represents the physical contact that human beings critically need and dance promotes. The word "me”, in capital letters, emphasizes the different layers of understanding we feel through a single touch, and invitation to connect with other human beings. And then the word "Dida" is both the name of the main character, that represents "dance" in the film, and an acronym, which letters spell: “Dialogue in Dance”. Communication is indeed the topic explored on this film. Both the idea and the imagery informed and inspired the project and the resulting product showcases the beauty of Lauri Stallings compositions.

“touchME: Dida” was filmed at The Goat Farm Arts Center in Atlanta, GA.

IGNI productions
& the G channel

in association with

gloATL

present

a film by Felipe Barral
Choreographed by Lauri Stalling
Performed by gloATL

touchME: Dida

featuring
Nicole Johnson, Virginia Coleman, Mary Jane Pennington, Mary Remy, Stephanie Johnson, Caitlin McCoyd, Kerry Lee, Jimmy Joyner, Nicholas Goodly

Produced, Directed, Filmed, Edited & Written by Felipe Barral
Choreographed by Lauri Stallings
Music & Sound Design by Felipe Barral

Felipe Barral would like to thank:

Lauri Stallings
Richard Carvlin
Anthony Harper
Mark Di Natali
The Goat Farm Arts Center
Gioconda Secchi Rossini
Felipe Barral Secchi
Gioconda Barral Secchi

for their support for this film

© 2015 Felipe Barral, IGNI productions & the G channel

fbarral.com
thegchannel.com
igniproductions.com
gloatl.org