Unspeakable (short film)
| Unspeakable | |
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| Year Released: | 2011 |
| MPAA Rating (USA): | NR |
| Director: | Paul Christiano and Christopher Perricelli |
| Starring: | Paul Christiano |
- This film can be viewed in it's entirety at vimeo
Unspeakable is a short film produced by Paul Christiano and Christopher Perricelli and staring Paul Christiano which explores through dance his struggles with relationships, employment and his ablity to cope with daily life due to his being on the sex offender registry stemming from charges of receiving child pornography when he was 22.
The following statment by Paul was posted to BoyChat through an intermediary:
I'd like to share a documentary project with you I produced several years ago in collaboration with a graduate film major from Columbia College in Chicago. The film is essentially an artist profile chronicling my so-called dance "career," and I sympathize with those of you for whom concert dance is about as high on your list of viewing priorities as watching dust settle, but if you can bring yourselves to stick with it, the film eventually touches on issues at least indirectly relevant to this board.
I've hesitated almost three years to share this project with the MAP community, because I'm fiercely protective of the individuals who've contributed to its production. While all participants have endorsed this film's final cut, none of them bear any more than a professional association with me, nor do they sympathize with views I've publicly expressed beyond the scope of this film.
I've grown tired, however, of watching this project gather dust on Vimeo after all the time and energy put into it. Due to the astronomical number of music copyrights I have yet to (and likely never will) secure in order to submit this documentary to festivals, I'm left to my own devices to justify its existence. I apologize for keeping this project a secret from such an important audience and hope it resonates with those of you undergoing similar situations.
Sincerely,
Paul Christiano [1]
PAUL CHRISTIANO
"Paul Christiano is a freelance dancer/choreographer 17 years fluent in the contemporary concert dance aesthetic. Paul trained on scholarship at Lou Conte Dance Studio for three years before joining Hubbard Street II in 1998, Thodos Dance Chicago in 1999, and The Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2005. Paul’s first choreographic effort, Miracle, Interrupted, formerly in the repertory of The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, merited a 2001 Ruth Page Award and inspired the Chicago Tribune to designate Paul one of sixteen “Chicagoans of the Year.” In 2003, Paul was voted “Best Dancer in Chicago” by Chicago Magazine. Paul also received the 2003 Dance Chicago Choreography Award for Balada para un loco, formerly in the repertory of River North Chicago Dance Company, and was nominated one of TimeOut Chicago’s “Dancing Men of 2010” for his work with Dmitri Peskov Dance Theatre."[2]
CHRISTOPHER PERRICELLI
"Christopher Perricelli has a varied background in producing, choreographing, composing, casting, and performing in live events and video projects. He received his BFA in Dance from SUNY at Buffalo and has studied filmmaking, visual effects, and motion graphics at Columbia College Chicago and Illinois Institute of Art. He is interested in producing works that move audiences to be educated, captivated, and inspired. Collaborations include The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Rush University Fashion Show, Dance Works Chicago, and fashion artist Nick Cave."[2]
