This dance film short takes place in Western NY, in an old manor house, situated on a cliff overlooking Lake Erie. The dancer, Helen French, portrays two characters, or rather two aspects of the same woman. Indoors, we observe her isolated...See moreThis dance film short takes place in Western NY, in an old manor house, situated on a cliff overlooking Lake Erie. The dancer, Helen French, portrays two characters, or rather two aspects of the same woman. Indoors, we observe her isolated inside a starkly furnished room. She is trapped inside the walls, inside her mind, possibly by old memories and habits or society. She looks out the window and visualizes the freedom and endless possibilities that the outdoors have to offer. Does she follow her vision of freedom? Or does she remain confined behind closed doors?
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