Movies: Sonya Stefan

In filmmaker Sonya Stefan’s hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a truss arch bridge straddles the St. Marys River, linking Canada to the United States. But underneath the bridge, a kind of liminal space exists where the notion of borders is blurre...

A choreographer in the midst of creation embarks on a journey though the traces of her memories in Columbia, shaped by the violence of the 1990s. Her memories lead her into a new space of introspection, body perception, and time, allowing her to beco...

Sonya Stefan turn on the TV, drink a coffee and then she rehearse for her dance show....

The sounds and images of Sonya Stefan and Stephanie Castonguay blend together in a common quest to transmit a sense of awareness of the interconnectedness between all beings. Stefan’s images zoom into miniature worlds as well as grandiose natural won...

Endless days of cold snow. The crisp air hugs my body, The trees I live next to remain dormant throughout the winter. I stare up at them, excited to see the Spring shift. I tell them, I love you. I’m waiting for Spring. I’m waiting for Organ Rhythms ...

Separated by four sections, this film embraces the unpolished aesthetic of contact printed black & white film stock and creates a link with basic formal contemporary dance elements. These elements are then subjected to various re-photographic techniq...