IRISHIA HUBBARD
My FILMS.
Themes of visibility, ancestral veneration and black liberation are at the core of my films.
I've studied under screendance artists, Katrina McPherson, Kym McDaniels, Cara Hagan, Kelly Hargraves, Robin Gee, Ben Estabrook, Chad Michael Hall and Charlotte Griffin. My films have premiered in film festivals such as Dance Camera West, Cinevox, ADF Movie By Movers and Portland Dance Film Fest. |
Film shoot on Antelope Island (2022)
Artists Pictured Stephanie García, Roxanne Gray, Vivienne Williams |
Films
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Round of Applause premiered this year at Manifest Dance Film Festival at the Alliance Francaise de Pondicherry, India.
A reclamation of gaze fueled by the supernatural powers of the curvilinear. Round of Applause demonstrates the dimensionality of Black dance and its historical journey from past to future. Director, Choreographer, Editor Irishia Hubbard Performer Vivienne Williams Camera Operator(s) Tay Camille Lynne & Zachary Hustead Grip & Lighting Hayden Kingston Composer Dylan Romaine Photographer Loren DeGraaff Awards Third Coast Dance Film Festival, Best of Festival Award |
Red Line premiered this year at Dance Camera West Festival in Los Angeles.
The flight or flight response to trauma in bodily form. Red Line examines the resilience of a Black woman in the face of allostatic load. Her reality is multidimensional, and her existence challenges the redlining of her identity. Director Irishia Hubbard Performer Miché Smith Choreographer Irishia Hubbard in collaboration with performer Camera Operator(s) Tay Camille Lynne, Virginia Boyles and Loren Degraaff Lighting Designer Arin Lynn Composer Dylan Romaine Reviews "We have decided to award an Honorable Mention to the film, Red Line, as it is a visually stunning work, which explores trauma through an intimate and compelling approach. The film draws us into the urgency of the experience, creating a powerful and effective atmosphere through intense physicality and driving, pulsating music. Although the film navigates a challenging time, the ultimate feeling is one of hope, through this carefully crafted portrayal of a woman finding her way forward and transcending her Red Line." |
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muscle Memory premiered June 2021 for Smash Cut, a virtual screendance festival hosted by BlakTinx Dance Festival.
The film reflects the intergenerational ties between three women and how their memories are interwoven into their home. All of their experiences live and breathe through the walls, and are symbols of history and who they are as women. The composition was recorded in part through the use of items found around the kitchen and home. Performers Kyla Chaney, Julienne Mackey & Nicole Rivor Director, Videographer & Editor Irishia Hubbard Lighting Designer Ebony Madry Composer Dylan Romaine Production Assistant Santiago Rivera Choreography Irishia Hubbard Reviews "Irishia Hubbard’s Muscle Memory features dancers Kyla Chaney, Nicole Rivor, and Julienne Mackey moving throughout a beautiful home whose walls are lined with fascinating artwork. This is a work about women and the physical history they all share with one another in their homes. Hubbard, the Artistic Director of The Hubbard Collective, incorporates every inch and item of this colorful and wonderfully decorated house. The movement echoes the emotions that continuously shift from fun to anxiety to anger and back again. The smash cut technique used here is the speed with which scenes and moods change. It is a pleasure to watch." - LA Dance Chronicle |
25 is a dance films created in 2020 for Unearth Art Festival.
The piece explores concepts around police brutality and the four destructive stereotypes of the woman. These stereotypes include the Mammy, the Sapphire and the Matriarch. Performers Kyla Chaney Videographer Aki Adabale Director & Editor Irishia Hubbard Music By Roberta Flack" Business Goes On As Usual" |
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