American Dance Festival selects Rocker film “Encounter”

Isabel Filkins ’11 works with Winnie Marion ’17, Ebony Martin ’17, Jack Obrock ’17, and Max Hiatt ’17 on an experimental investigation of the conflict of self. Through investigating what is at stake in this moment of interpersonal encounter, the film exposes the exhaustive nature of society’s demands—that we continually perform the labor of making ourselves understood to the world around us.

“Working on this project was an incredible experience,” says Isabel. “To engage with so many students in such a collaborative project was a true testament to the creativity that Simon’s Rockers bring to their work.”