Short Films
“Despite the heaviness, we find light, for the shadows hold stories filled with a rare type of magic. Emotions overflow like a waterfall…a crystal clear, sparking blue hue. Slow down. Pause. Reflect. Maybe the messy, uncertain puzzle pieces of life are just giving us a vast, open space to ..
fall into being”
Cinematographer and Video Editor: Kay Prescott
Choreographer and Creative Direction: Carmela Arcidi
Dancers: Carmela Arcidi, Maddie Barry, Jadyn Rozzano-Keefe, Anna Stribrny, Skye Todaro
Music: 3 Études de Concert, S. 144 - No. 3 in D-Flat Major "Un sospiro"- Liszt and Fall Back by James Blake
Quote by Carmela Arcidi
In Retrospect explores concepts of a women’s position within patriarchal systems.
Director/Producer: Alicia Steeves
Cinematographer: Kay Prescott
Dancers: Alicia Steeves, Spencer Schofield
Awards and accreditations:
New York Short Film Festival participant
Pittsburg International Dance Film Festival Participant and recipient of a Judges Choice Award.
Growing Pains follows the arc of a women experiencing the itch of stagnancy and the internal conflict that comes from a lack of knowing.
Director/Producer: Kay Prescott
Cinematographer and Video Editor: Kay Prescott
Co-producer: Alicia Steeves
Dancer: Alicia Steeves
Production Support: Noah Daines
Music: Sh*t I'm Dreaming Artist: Peter Cat Recording Co.
Awards and accreditations
Participant of Lift-off Global Network’s First Time Filmmaker festival which included two weeks of private screenings through Vimeo On-Demand.
Promotional
Material
Promotional reel for Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department. Featured on Dance Spirit Magazine social media as a part of their college spotlight series.
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Promotional reel of a choreographic work by Sekou McMiller for Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department. Featured in Dance Magazine.
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Summer intensive recap video for Elite Dance Academy located in Richboro, Pennsylvania.
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Video testimonial of two seniors created for Elite Dance Academy.
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Intensive recap for Elite Dance Academy that highlights the "heart” of Elite.
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Teaser reel of a choreographic work by Urban Bush Women
Edited by Kay Prescott
Promotional reel created for the dance company, Urban Bush Women, as a part of their Hair and Other Stories outreach series. Event held at the MoMA
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Teaser reel of a choreographic work by Catherine Smith for Dancers at Work Showcase.
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Teaser reel of a choreographic work by Alicia Steeves.
Produced and Directed by Alicia Steeves
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Promotional reel for Urban Bush Women’s BOLD Workshop: Dance for Everybody series - facilitated by Kendra Ross. Event held at Mark Morris Dance Center.
Filmed by Danielle Davis, Maya Glover-Castro, Isa Frick
Edited by Kay Prescott
Teaser reel of a choreographic work by Carmela Arcidi for Dancers at Work Showcase.
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Social media reel showcasing the Urban Bush Women’s archives.
Speaker: Isa Frick
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Creative
Work
Music video dedicated to my family consisting of my family’s video archives.
Music: The Vanishing American Family by ScubaZ
Edited by Kay Prescott
Reel of a day trip to Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
Filmed and edited by Kay Prescott
Creative dance video
Filmed by Nora Stock
Edited by Kay Prescott