Kista Tucker Dance, Inc.

OUR STORY

UPDATE: Before you read our story, a pretty exciting one, please note that we accomplished our GFM goal. Some people donated directly on our website's contribution page. GoFundMe is marvelous and I highly recommend it. It's been a marvelous help for our non-profit company. Now, stay tuned for our next huge project. We'll announce it soon.

Read on and see what we purchased. Our next movie is still in its infancy, but we'll announce it when it's ready for your very special eyes.

FYI: Tales from Dapple Creek is still going strong. There are some fantastic videos from it below. You can watch them for free.

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ORIGINAL: We made a pretty cool movie and now we HAVE to make another one. Our first movie, Tales from Dapple Creek, won scads of awards—forty-three national and international ones to date (see list below), and now we’re prepping for our next movie.

You know those ineffable moments when you can’t find the right word to say? You can feel it and sense its weight, but... A shrug of your shoulder or a tilt of your head best completes the message. The gesture conveys what words cannot say. That’s a vast part of how TDC connects. It’s that and more—we speak the unspeakable.

With our next movie, we still need your help. We've raised a good portion of what we need, but still need your help to purchase a better-quality video so the work can be projected on the big theater screens.

“Yes, marvelous!” exclaim critics and audience goers. “Now you’ve got to make the next movie. But this time, get a real camera. It’s a must. That little webcam you used during Covid won’t cut it today in the Big Shot film world."

If strangers responded that way when we used sub-par equipment but still made an award-winning film, just think how our next movie will captivate the world.

TALES FROM DAPPLE CREEK

The way Kista brought together the interests of the common person and the love of movement in a pandemic world is new and fresh. And guess what?! Dance has a new face . . . a new body—through hands.

TDC is a 27-minute movie loaded with dramatic and choreographic content. It's appeared at universities, festivals, conferences, watch parties, and other special showings. It's a prototype for our next movie. We need the new camera now—before the price goes up.

NEW MOVIE

We’ll create new content with better resolution and other technical enhancements—all without losing the raw, humanistic sense of communication that Tales from Dapple Creek exposes.

The new camera and lens are imperative. We’ve done our research, and this new equipment has dramatically better features.

TDC is great. It shines. We need to Keep Going!

You can make a notable difference. Please help us continue our work and speak the unspeakable. Your tax-deductible donation to Kista Tucker Insights (AKA: Kista Tucker Dance, Inc.) will help bring our next movie to life.

THE EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE

• Camera ($3,498.00) — Sony a7S III Mirrorless Camera

• Lens ($1,099.00) — Sigma FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Standard Zoom Lens

• Monitor ($499.00) — Atomos Ninja V 5: 4K HDMI Recording Monitor w/ 5” Accessory Kit

• Software — Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Vimeo ($743.76)

Total $5,839.76

HOW WE GOT HERE

A personal note from Kista:

For ages, I’ve said, “There’s something about the hands.” And I’ve wanted to create a work for the mainstage featuring hands (without blacklight). But there were always too many other projects eating up my time.

Then . . . Covid hit!

I had more than enough free time. But no dancers were available, and there was no studio to use.

Friends and colleagues were finding classes to teach and take online, but I had no interest in that kind of work. Then I remembered my idea of working with hands.

Jenn Colwell, a former dancer in KTI, and I started getting together via newly discovered Zoom sessions. Through a gradual discovery process, we created the movement for the eight sections of Tales from Dapple Creek. It helps that Jenn is an Occupational Therapist, and her specialty is hands.

We knew we had something marvelous when my friend and longtime collaborator, Christian Cherry, joined us. His music, observations, and questions helped the project become a phenomenal reality.

ADDITIONALLY

The camera, lens, and software we purchase will also be used to record and produce the KT Warm-Ups project. Future works will also prosper from the use of the new equipment—this camera and lens package is a longtime investment.

We truly would like to raise funds for this camera and lens heading into 2023, so we can ride the wave of momentum that TDC has created!

LEARN MORE ABOUT KISTA TUCKER INSIGHTS

From The Korean War Veterans Project – to – The Factory Project,

From Snow – to – Genevieve of the Woods,

From Fractured – to – Trio,

From Two Tears in the Dirt: he cried in his own child grave – to – Tales from Dapple Creek,

Nationally and internationally, Kista’s work has touched mountains of people.

KTI, in one form or another, has been around since the early 1980s. The company is now being recognized for what it has always worked to accomplish: to connect and communicate with people through movement.

Our movie-making is profoundly increasing our audience demographics. TDC is meaningful for people from all walks of life. Movie2 will include aspects of TDC yet have a life of its own.

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Our primary goals are to communicate and connect through movement. Without these actions, there is no kinetic echo, no understanding, no empathy, no questioning, and no response.

Our work continues to grow.

Want to watch all 27-minutes of Tales from Dapple Creek? Stay tuned. Those who donate $250 or more will receive a special invitation to a Donors’ Viewing of TDC.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AWARDS FOR TALES FROM DAPPLE CREEK AS OF APRIL 29, 2023

Stockholm Short Festival — Award Winner

Royal Wolf Film Awards — Award Winner

Roma Shorts — Award Winner

Golden Leaf International Film Festival — Award Winner

International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo — Award Winner

8 & HalFilm Awards — Award Winner

Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards — Award Winner

Experimental Film Festival Barcelona — Finalist

Europa Film Festival — Finalist

Santa Barbara Shorts Festival — Finalist

Atlanta Movie Awards — Semi-Finalist

Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival — Semi-Finalist

New York International Women Festival, for Direction — Semi-Finalist

New York International Women Festival, for Choreography — Semi-Finalist

Milan Arthouse Film Awards — Semi-Finalist

Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival — Semi-Finalist

San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival — Semi-Finalist

Texas Arthouse Festival — Semi-Finalist

Sicily Art Cinema Festival — Semi-Finalist

Munich Film Short Film Awards — Semi-Finalist

Sydney Indie Short Festival (Experimental) — Semi-Finalist

Sydney Indie Short Festival (First Time Movie Maker) — Semi-Finalist

Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills — Semi-Finalist

Paris International Short Festival — Semi-Finalist

Palm Springs Shorts — Semi-Finalist

Phoenix Shorts — Semi-Finalist

Dallas Shorts — Semi-Finalist

Washington Film Awards — Semi-Finalist

Dallas Movie Awards Festival — Semi-Finalist

Palm Springs Movie Awards — Semi-Finalist

New Film Makers New Orleans — Semi-Finalist

Swedish International Film Festival — Nominee

Portland New Alternative Voices — Nominee

4th Dimension Independent Film Festival, Best Experimental — Nominee

4th Dimension Independent Film Festival, Best Dance — Nominee

Beyond the Curve International Film Festival — Nominee

MAGMA — Nominee

San Diego Art Film Fest — Selected for Festival

The International Manhattan Film Awards — Selected for Festival

LA Independent Women Film Awards — Selected for Festival

Sweet Democracy Film Awards — Selected for Festival

Amsterdam Short Film Festival — Selected for Festival

Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival — Selected for Festival

Thank you!

Kista