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A feature documentary that brings together a choreographer, her dancers, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author<\/h3><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”100px”][vc_single_image image=”129″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”100px” el_class=”hidden-xs hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_height=”yes” row_align=”align_middle” row_type=”full_width” type=”container” bg_select=”bg_parallax” parallax_speed=”2″ parallax_repeat=”cover” parallax_img=”157″ anchor=”trailer” font_color=”#f2f2f2″][vc_column content_align=”text-center” font_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.7)” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]
[vc_column_text el_class=”white txt-lg” css=”.vc_custom_1513651336526{padding-top: 10px !important;}”]A Film by Ron Honsa<\/strong> Featuring Robin Becker Dance<\/strong>
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\u201cTo fully understand the impact of the Vietnam War and the splintering emotions it brings to bear, there are many places one need look: to the battlefield, of course, but also to college campuses, living rooms, cemeteries and the dark landscape of a veteran\u2019s mind. \u2018Into Sunlight\u2019 is a sweeping survey of all those settings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarah Halzack<\/strong>
\nTHE WASHINGTON POST<\/p>\n

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“Whether military or civilian, \u201cInto Sunlight\u201d is not just worth one\u2019s time. It\u2019s a necessary experience in today\u2019s society, for it reflects with rare sincerity on the echoes of Vietnam as they reverberate in American life right now. At its best, art has the potential to heal. This is art at its best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colonel Scott T. Krawczyk<\/strong>
\nWEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY<\/p>\n

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Synopsis<\/h2>\n

David Maraniss\u2019 They Marched Into Sunlight<\/em> is a nonfiction account of two days in October 1967 when war was raging in Vietnam and the antiwar movement was raging in America. The book inspired choreographer Robin Becker to re-imagine this story into a dramatic dance performance \u2013 a rare marriage.<\/p>\n

Into Sunlight \u2013 The Film<\/em> combines the dance performance, historic events in Vietnam, and student protests on the University of Wisconsin campus into a powerful documentary. Director Ron Honsa weaves choreography and archival footage with interviews with Robin Becker, David Maraniss and key figures from the book.<\/p>\n

The documentary comes full circle when the dancers are invited to perform their work in Vietnam, adding another layer of depth to this provocative story of war and its lasting imprint on all of us.<\/p>\n

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CHOREOGRAPHER, Robin Becker
\n<\/strong><\/span>\u201cWhen I read They Marched Into Sunlight, David Maraniss\u2019 powerful book on the Vietnam War, I immediately responded to the timelessness and universality of the themes and events he documented. I was deeply moved by the integrity, honor, and commitment of both those who fought the war, and those who fought against it. I embarked upon the creation of this dance, Into Sunlight, hoping that the universal language of the body would reflect and offer the same sense of healing that David\u2019s words evoked in me.”<\/span><\/p>\n

AUTHOR, David Maraniss
\n<\/strong><\/span>\u201cLike most authors, I\u2019ve occasionally imagined my books as movies, or documentaries, or plays, but until Robin Becker came along I had never thought of one being transformed into dance. Of all my works, They Marched Into Sunlight<\/em>, with its themes of struggle, dissent, bravery, and overwhelming loss, is best suited for this art form, and I was absolutely thrilled by seeing what a choreographer with Robin\u2019s insight and emotional power did with it. Dance is a universal language, which is also the language in which I tried to write this book.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR, Ron Honsa
\n<\/strong><\/span>\u201cI was fascinated to explore this union of a nonfiction book and a dance performance, which allowed me to create a film from multiple viewpoints. I was able to edit the dance performance against provocative conversations and archival footage to capture the volatile Vietnam era, which has always resonated deeply with me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cInto Sunlight\u201d is far-reaching \u2026 forceful, reverential remembrance of the lives lost in that era.<\/p>\n

Sarah Halzack,\u00a0<\/strong>WASHINGTON POST<\/p>\n

\u201cInto Sunlight\u201d is poignant and devastating.<\/p>\n

Lindsay Christians,\u00a0<\/strong>THE CAPITOL TIMES<\/p>\n

From a memoir of war and loss, \u201cInto Sunlight\u201d seeks to heal.<\/p>\n

Sarah Kaufman,\u00a0<\/strong>THE WASHINGTON POST<\/p>\n

Listen to the Pod De Deux podcast<\/a> of Director Ron Honsa, Producer Nan Penman, and Choreographer Robin Becker speaking about the making of the documentary.<\/p>\n

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SCREENINGS<\/h2>\n

PREMIERE AT DANCE ON CAMERA
\nFilm Society of Lincoln Center<\/h4>\n

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Other Screenings<\/h3>\n

Jacob\u2019s Pillow Dance Festival<\/strong> in Becket, MA
\nOmega Institute<\/strong> in Rhinebeck, NY
\nSouthampton Art Center<\/strong> in Southampton, NY
\nWine Country Film Festival<\/strong> in Sonoma, CA
\nBLOW-UP International Arthouse Film Festival<\/strong> in Chicago, IL
\nChelsea Film Festival in New York<\/strong>, NY
\nCap Times Ideas Fest in Madison<\/strong>, WI<\/p>\n

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FILM CREDITS<\/h2>\n

DIRECTOR – Ron Honsa<\/strong>
\nPRODUCER – Nan Penman<\/strong>
\nARTISTIC DIRECTOR\/CHOREOGRAPHER – Robin Becker<\/strong>
\nINSPIRED BY\u00a0They Marched Into Sunlight<\/em> by David Maraniss<\/strong>
\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER – Anh-Tuyet Nguyen<\/strong>
\nASSOCIATE PRODUCERS – Elyn & Jeffrey Kronemeyer <\/strong><\/p>\n

CAST<\/h3>\n

Consuelo Allen <\/strong>
\nRobin Becker <\/strong>
\nBrian Delate <\/strong>
\nDavid Maraniss <\/strong>
\nPaul Soglin <\/strong>
\nClark Welch <\/strong>
\nLacy Welch<\/strong><\/p>\n

CINEMATOGRAPHY – Jeff Hodges & Jimmy O\u2019Donnell<\/strong>
\nPOST PRODUCTION – Moving Pictures<\/strong>
\nEDITORS – Eric Solomon, Paul Dougherty, Jaclyn Lee<\/strong>
\nONLINE COLOR CORRECTION – Evan Anthony
\n<\/strong>AUDIO MIX – Onomatopoeia, Inc.<\/strong>
\nMUSIC DIRECTOR & COMPOSER – Arthur Solari<\/strong>
\nCOMPOSERS – Chris Lastovicka & Andrea Bauer <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Robin Becker Dance<\/h2>\n

Dancers<\/h3>\n

Edwardo Brito<\/strong>
\nLisa Clementi<\/strong>
\nChazz Fenner-McBride<\/strong>
\nJessica Ho<\/strong>
\nOis\u00edn Monaghan <\/strong>
\nLacey Moore<\/strong>
\nSarah Parker<\/strong>
\nNicole Sclafani<\/strong>
\nYoko Sugimoto-Ikezawa<\/strong>
\nRicky Wenthen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ensemble<\/h3>\n

Stephanie Grover<\/strong>
\nEileen Klugh<\/strong>
\nJoseph Loto<\/strong>
\nNancy Louigene<\/strong>
\nKatherine Mayo<\/strong>
\nJulie Seal<\/strong>
\nNicole Speletic<\/strong>
\nBrandon Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Please contact Producer Nan Penman at Moving Pictures to schedule screenings and for further information at 212-924-7364, nan@mpny.tv or complete the form below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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