Breaking Plates
A unique hybrid of documentary, silent film, drama and dance, 'Breaking Plates' puts revolutionary women of the past on the screen with present day filmmakers. Contemporary women talk to characters from 100 years ago, reanimate their antics and emulate their mayhem moves. As early 21st century performers step into the clothes of their early 20th century counterparts, battling their haywire machines, exploding gags, and eruptive bodies, they learn to wield humour as a weapon against the structures that contain them today.
Director: Karen Pearlman
Writer: Karen Pearlman
Cast
Violette Ayad
Violette
Karen Pearlman
Richard James Allen
Handsome Hank
Julie-Anne Long
The Domestic Help
Emma Watkins
Em Mayhem
Jadzea Allen
Jaz
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