EMPTY YOUR PLATE - Carmen Yih & Jafri Yakin from Carmen on Vimeo.
Direction: Carmen YihPhotography: Trevor Chan
Videography: Jafri Yakin
Dancers: Carmen Yih, Miriam Garrido, Sannie Ek, Stephanie Dixon, Sebastian Kua, Jerinel Bay
Winner of Form Dance Projects Sharp Short Dance Outstanding Film Award and Critical Path Residency.
Empty Your Plate is a continuous film project exploring the unique relationship between food, dance, and meaningful connection.
Over a comforting meal, a group of acquaintances sit down and try to get to know each other better. They talk about everything - from what they had for breakfast, to their hopes and dreams for the future. Silence is welcomed just as much as conversation at the table. There is only one rule - to be candid.
As time pasts, the food dwindles and music fades in. They yearn for a form of communication beyond the limits of vocal language.
Just as they ate, they dance.
energetically
patiently
lethargically
at times raw
at times refined
wordlessly, delving deeper into the identities of one another.
Supported by Blackbird Protostars S4
