Private Project

From There to Here

Blending dance and documentary, From There To Here showcases a courageous group of women moving against gender inequalities in Kolkata, India using dance movement therapy to empower themselves and survivors of sex trafficking and violence.

  • JANIQUE L ROBILLARD
    Director
    Woodsrider, Move for Freedom, #StrandedByVanity, 1000 Times
  • Sydney Skov
    Director
    Move for Freedom
  • JANIQUE L ROBILLARD
    Writer
  • Sydney Skov
    Writer
  • JANIQUE L ROBILLARD
    Producer
  • Sydney Skov
    Producer
  • Paulius Kontijevas
    Producer
  • Putul
    Key Cast
  • Sucharita
    Key Cast
  • Sabita
    Key Cast
  • Sohini Chakraborty
    Key Cast
  • PAULIUS KONTIJEVAS
    Director of Photography
    Move for Freedom, Who Am I To Stop It, Pet World, The Cycle Starts and Stop With You
  • JANIQUE L ROBILLARD
    Editor
  • Maxime L Robillard
    Music Composition
    Metanoia
  • Milo McBride
    Music Composition
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Dance, Women's Rights, Documentary
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali, English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Dance on Camera Film Festival
    New York, New York
    United States
    July 14, 2019
    World Premiere
    Official Selection, DFA Global
  • San Francisco Dance Film Festival
    San Francisco, CA
    United States
    November 9, 2019
    California Premiere
    Official Selection
  • From There To Here | Soundtrack Release & Screening
    Queens, NY
    United States
    August 22, 2019
    Soundtrack Release Party
  • Portland Dance Film Festival
    Portland, OR
    United States
    October 3, 2019
    West Coast Premiere
    Audience Pick Award
  • Cucalorus
    Wilmington, NC
    November 15, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Raksa Dance Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    October 24, 2019
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Dance Camera West
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    January 10, 2020
    Los Angeles
    Semi Finalist
  • CinemaDance Film Festival
    Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard
    United States
    January 12, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - JANIQUE L ROBILLARD, Sydney Skov

SYDNEY SKOV was dancing professionally when she created Free Body Project, promoting dance as a global resource for healing, empowerment and anti-violence advocacy. The project completed its first dance-documentary film in 2013. Sydney earned a master's degree in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University with a focus on the arts, peace building and social justice. As a Boren Fellow and subsequently a Fulbright researcher in India, Sydney returned to work with Kolkata Sanved, an NGO transforming the lives of trafficking and violence survivors through dance and movement therapy.

JANIQUE L ROBILLARD is an independent film director and producer. Her freelance work spans many categories – live action and animated promotional content, broadcast commercials, educational series, narrative films, and music videos - but her passion is experimental documentary filmmaking. Janique actively seeks opportunities to elevate women’s voices in film with projects like 1000 Times (a women’s MMA documentary) and her on-going collaboration with the Free Body Project series.

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Director Statement

For youth who have endured trafficking or sexual violence, broader access to mental and emotional healing is urgently needed. This participatory project was created with dance therapy practitioners in India who are themselves violence survivors. They are improving access to mental health and wellbeing through movement for the most vulnerable. Blending interviews, improvisation, and choreography crafted from themes of gender inequality that have touched the dancers’ lives, the project is a platform for their visceral stories and unique anti-violence advocacy.