Drills - 17 min - 2020

Drills is a film about the choreography of preparing for the future. A hybrid documentary and experimental dance film reimagining the form of the Cold War-era, US government-produced social guidance film, Drills asks what futures we are preparing for through the exercises embodying present anxieties. Weaving in between multiple forms of choreography and documentation, Drills restages lockdown and active shooter drills, frames corporate and tech start-up office meditation, and reperforms Boy Scout drills from the 1917 Boy Scout manual.

Distributed by Video Data Bank

Recent Press in Hyperallergic, Screenslate, and Roger Ebert. 

Directed and Edited by Sarah Friedland
Produced by Sarah Friedland and Gabe C. Elder
Cinematography by Gabe C Elder
Sound Design by Assaf Gidron
Production Design by Stephanie Osin Cohen. 
Vocal Composition and Performance by Hayward Leach
Gaffer: Leon Izsak
Sound Recordist, Beatrix Chu
Production Assistant, Kyo Hecht
Student Workshop Facilitator and Consultant, Jacob Gross
Casting Director and Location Scout (Students unit), Iben Cenholt. 

Featuring: Hayward Leach, Nathan Ayotte, Emma Kathryn, Sarah Lilly, Martin F. McGrath V, Milo, Chelsea Morton, Chloe Doran Nestro, Danielle "Dani" Poyser, Ryan Romero Daniella Sallese, Marc Briz, Brighid Greene, Gina Lee, Patric Madden, Alex Seoh, and Jesse Shayne.