- This is the 13th year that we've done this.

We began as experimental film Virginia, but we recently rebranded and found a new name that would carry us through the next phase of growth.

So experimental film, Virginia is now films that move.

I love this new name.

To me, what dance film is, is taking this virtuo deep understanding of movement and rhythm to touch people because you don't need language.

We all speak movement.

We've had many descriptions of what films that move is grown up.

Summer camp meets a kibbutz meets production.

It's just this really intense togetherness with the desire to make these films like the crystallized gem at the end that the public sees are the films.

What we carry with us is a lot more and that's up to each individual who comes and the family that we create while we're there.

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I in particular like to make sure that we have a place for Hampton Roads artists.

- What keeps me coming back is that we have a great time, not just like dancing 24 7, but we're also able to experience fun, bond with each other, also learn more about films.

- The minute I spotted him on stage at a concert at ODU, I was like, this kid has something raw talent.

And I knew that throwing him into the mix with artists who are out there already doing the dancer dream, they're already in New York, they're already in the company.

For him to get that opportunity and to see him grow in the program, that's why I do this.

- Most of the dancers come from New York, Los Angeles as well.

So I've been speaking to them about what they do, how they do it, and what got them into the company just so I can know what I got to do.

'cause I wanted to be there very soon.

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Renata was my dance teacher at the Historic Palace Theater and when she started experimental film that's now films that move, she invited me to sets to come be an extra in dance in some of the films.

- Education is very important to me.

The internship program that we offer is a really beautiful space to nurture young talent.

- Once I started being in the films and I saw everyone working behind the scenes to make all the magic one Charlie, take two.

It was so beautiful to me how the creation happened.

Then I asked if I could intern so I can be more involved and start learning all the things I can do on set.

- And now she's on her way to Savannah School of Art and Design and her experience at Films at Move is shaping the decision she's making with what she wants to major in.

That's so exciting to me.

- My major will be film and TV and I'm minoring in dance casting and interior design - Or something different.

We have to create in such a small amount of time.

So in terms of like production organization, it just brings people so close to each other.

It is very intense.

So I love the human experience.

It's on my calendar every year.

Usually I'm always interacting in the realm of partner dance, never alone.

But me and Renata, we were curious about what I would come with if I was by myself with my partner.

We love to dense closed eyes so we can really focus on the touch and what the touch is bringing.

We think it's truer than what we see.

So this is when I came with the idea and project that I would love to partner with a person that is visually impaired.

Start again.

Yeah.

His name is Lou and he's like one of the most beautiful souls I've ever met in this life.

He loves to dance, but he never experienced partner dance, so he took it as an opportunity just to learn something new.

I felt like I was more nervous than him actually during the process was beautiful.

- It really makes me happy when I get to meet all these people from outta town and I get to learn about not only the arts, but about all the different cultures and how we're all here to make something beautiful with what we know.

- I feel called as an educator.

I feel called as an artist wanting to contribute to the form and I feel called as someone who likes to make things happen.

And now we're gonna take this actual artist residency experience and bring that to different cities around the globe.

With my work in production and film, I have been building networks with cultural organizations and production companies and artists and I think it's gonna be a very exciting journey to see where we go first and how this program lives and evolves in a new place.

For me, it's about making films, but it's mostly about helping humans see each other and we become family.