How can dance performance be multidimensional? Humans are made of stardust, floating through space and time, and with the formation of this universe, we can create a sense of fluidity in dimension both physically and within society.

This is the standalone film for the stage performance The 4th Dimension performed at UCSC's Random With a Purpose XXXIV in 2026.

Dancers: Amelia Rowley, Emmy Retzler, Dora Drake, Jill D'Ambrosi, Kiara Calderon Maciel

Music: Soft Universe - AURORA

As artists, we can share messages through dance. Earth examines ecosystems and how they are affected by climate change and the time that is running out to save them.

Dancers: Dora Drake, Jane Zdankiewicz,  Logan Montgomery, Avery Thornburgh, Lydia Wallman, Chloe Waimrin, Emmy Retzler, Mariza Guimaraes.

Official Selection at the International Mobile Film Festival 2026

Screened at Albany Library in CA in collaboration with the Albany Film Festival 

Honorable mention at the Dancers' Short Film Festival 

Music: Clock Gears - Michael Wall

"Succession" is inspired by the origins of the rocks at Great Stone Face and Indian Rock Park. The rocks are volcanic and with that comes ecological succession. When a volcano covers an entire area, the ecosystem must rebuild itself. This is a process that takes place over time.

Music: Fear - Sleeping At Last

“Oomycete” is inspired by research done on Phytophthora ramorum pathogen, a fungus-like organism (oomycete), which causes Sudden Oak Death. Researchers found that one of the main effects of the pathogen was photosynthetic decline. This film depicts both the pathogen and the Oak tree and how this disease affects the tree’s functions through stages.

Music: Winter Bird - AURORA

Can you?

An exploration of quick improvisation

Music: Conqueror - AURORA

Music: Right Where You Left Me - Taylor Swift

Time, reality, and what once was.

Screened at San Diego International Mobile Film Festival 2022.

A collaboration with Julie Crothers. 

Performance and choreography by Dora Drake and Julie Crothers

Video editing by Dora Drake

Music: Daughter - Sleeping At Last