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    Dance Shorts

    Movement can sometimes express more than words. These shorts express mental health through dance and movement sharing stories of experiences of sexual assault, bi-polar disorder and substance use disorder.

    A person in a dark outfit stands in a dimly lit room, with curtains and a window visible in the background.
    Touch Me Don't Touch Me
    Topics Covered
    Intimate Partner Violence, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Sexual Violence
    Content Heads Up
    Discussion of sexual violence
    Representation
    East Asian, Man / male, Adult, LGBTQ
    Film Style
    Dance, Poetry Film
    A person with long hair appears to be underwater, surrounded by a blue, underwater environment with floating particles.
    Beautiful Madness
    Topics Covered
    Bipolar Disorders, Creativity
    Content Heads Up
    Descriptions of experiences of mania and depression
    Representation
    College age, White, Woman / female, Adult
    Film Style
    Documentary
    PROMISE
    Topics Covered
    Addiction, Grief and Loss, Substance Use Disorder
    Content Heads Up
    Movement-based references to use of pills
    Representation
    White, Woman / female, Adult, Partner
    Film Style
    Dance, Drama