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a dance film festivalconnecting filmmakers with audiences around the world

our 23rd annual festival season

SSF is presenting at the 2026 Dance Studies Association Conference in Long Beach, CA!

Attendees can click here for the password-protected screening program.

from overhead, we see three dancers sprawled out on a sandy plain streaked with thick lines of maroon and brown

virtual screenings
sept – dec

a dark haired dancer - suspended upside down from a cable on a sheer rock wall - looks at the camera, smiling

dairy arts center
oct 11 + 14

in a vast sea of sand dunes, a man strides exaggeratedly toward a dancer in all black, standing at a simple square table with two chairs

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what is Sans Souci Festival?

a dancer staring down the camera, though with eyes concealed by the gold coin-like features of a head dress that matches their gold plated feathers

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a woman in Hindi clothing, jewelry and makeup smiles, while extended in a deep lunge toward the camera

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a large white brick wall, with a small window out of which a dancer appears to be either falling or hanging

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The images on this page are 1) a still frame from Searching for Wonder (2018, USA) directed by Greg Osei, 2) a still frame from Soham – The Swan (2019, India) directed by Usha Rajeswari, and 3) a still frame from Out of Frame (2020, USA) directed by Madison Plummer.

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