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Ethan Folk
SENTIENT BEINGS: THE
GROWING EDGE |
Video Installation and Shortfilm
03.07.2026 (17:15) | in Cooperation with
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15th edition of the Rio LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival
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CCB RJ Cinema (Rio de Janeiro/BR)
26.09.2025
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12.06.2025 (18:30) | in Cooperation with
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Queering the Belvedere 2025
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Belvedere 21 | Blickle Kino (Vienna/AT)
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03., 04., 09. und 10.08.2024 (jeweils 16:00) |
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ImPulsTanz @
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mumok
Sentient Beings is a new choreographic series of video-works featuring horses
as co-performers and scene partners in Ian Kaler’s stage and film work. The
title of the series refers to the sensory and emotional perception in
existence and of living beings, addressing moments of being together and being
alone.
Blurring the lines of choreography and storytelling, The Growing Edge explores the theatrical and staged, fictional and dreamlike in autobiography, reflecting on the depiction of lived queer and trans experience as personal and political narrative.
Horse and human become multifaceted carriers of meaning, confidants that mirror one another and release internal states in forging a path to resilience and growth.
Embedded in an eerie soundtrack by music producer rRoxymore, The Growing
Edge develops a tender and emphatic dialogue and dance between past and
present memories, timelines and experiences.
Written and Directed by
Ian Kaler |
FIELD Beelitz and BLACKBOX Uferstudios:
Cinematography
Ethan Folk Light Designer
Francisco MeCe |
SHOWER and BLACKBOX Beelitz:
Cinematography
Diara Sow Gaffer
Esra Tanriverdi Spark Leyla Hoppe
Production coordination
Sarah Stührenberg |
Choreography, Performance, Voice Over
Ian Kaler
Assistant Direction,
Video Design, Video Editing
Dafne Narvaez Berlfein Music,
Soundtrack rRoxymore Sound Design,
Sound Recording, Mixing Aude Langlois
Color Grading
Caio
Amado
Soarez
Horse
Joblesco Horse Trainer Janina
Maria Fieml / Hof Cassiopeia
Coaching
Jane Palmer Training MTM
Production Management Sarie Nijboer (Berlin), das Schaufenster
(Vienna)
Production
Ian Kaler
Supported by the
City of Vienna / Municipal
Department of Cultural Affairs, the
Republic of Austria / Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture,
the Civil Service and Sport and the
NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK - STEPPING OUT, funded by the Federal
Government Commissioner for Culture and Media
within the framework of the initiative NEUSTART
KULTUR. Assistance Program for Dance
Special thanks to
Uferstudios, Hof
Cassiopeia and Rani Froewys