Projects & Collaborations
CATCH & RELEASE (2017)
Skin & Bark. Stone & Wood. Me & Us....
IN THIS MILLENNIUM we are making our way back to what we once knew. This film explores the in-body knowledge that we've lost and found again: centering interconnectedness, the natural and feminine. This knowledge lives in a constant state of flux that we have to bring ourselves back to time and time again.
Duration: 3 mins and 28 seconds
Color, 2K Digital Camera
CREDITS:
Director: Jing Niu
Dance Director: Celina Chapin
Head Choreographer: Sabina Valery
Director of Photography: Grant Bell
Assistant DP: Shaun Vivaris
HMU: Esther Ha
Editor: Nurie Mohamed
Colorist: Junho Kim
Sound: Josh Lim
Composer: Josh Lim
Vocals: Marissa Bergmann
Vocal Recorder: Harold John
Dancers:
Sabina Valery
Celina Chapin
Nina Wu
Sierra Puett
Jordynn Otto
Drew Adams
Alexa Durans
Production Assistant: Trish MacEnulty
Collaboration: HAN (2017)
Celina Chapin co-choreographed and co-starred in HAN, Directed by Earl Kim.
Han 한 had its US premiere at the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival on Sunday, May 21st, and was awarded the Best Domestic Narrative Short laurel.
‘Han’ (한) is titled after a Korean cultural concept that has no English equivalent. Frequently translated as sorrow, spite, rancour, regret, resentment, or grief; These words are inadequate in accurately describing the full scope of “Han”. It is an inherent characteristic of the Korean identity and as such, finds expression, implied or explicit, in nearly every aspect of Korean life and culture. “Han” is sorrow caused by suffering, injustice, or persecution, it is mourning for a stolen history, it is a grief that lingers... but yet, there is still hope.
The film explores an evolution of "Han" that has emerged from the spreading Korean diaspora, and how it influences the identity of new generations through ritual, grief, and mourning.
Starring
Earl T. Kim, Celina Chapin
Directed By
Earl T. Kim
Written By
Earl T. Kim, Zachary M. Andrews
Produced By
Earl T. Kim, Zachary M. Andrews
