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