The multi-award-winning dance film Amelia (2002), directed and choreographed by Edouard Lock and performed by the acclaimed dance company La La La Human Steps, explores the use of point technique using extended intertwining solos, complex partnering sequences and extreme speed to generate powerful performances with unexpected moments of tender emotion and serenity.
Cinematography
Camera becomes a dancer—sweaty, breathless, intimate.
Stunts
Point work so brutal it should come with insurance.
Director
Édouard Lock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
La La La Human Steps defined 1980s-90s Montreal as a global dance capital, making Lock the city's punk-rock Balanchine.
Dancers trained for months to execute Lock's 'impossible' speed requirements; several sustained chronic injuries from the film's demands.
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