DYAD

Directed by

Katherine Helen Fisher

United States

DYAD poetically explores the resilience and fragility of the human form set against the stark beauty of California's Mojave Desert towns. Directed by Katherine Helen Fisher with choreography by Allysen Hooks, the film follows two female dancers in evocative cycles of collision and symbiosis. Cinematographer Sinziana Velicescu emphasizes the aesthetics of emptiness and the disappearing sustainability of the landscape through minimalist visuals, sparse architecture, and expansive barren terrains. Meticulous editing and immersive sound design by John Walter, combined with Astrid Sonne’s tightly driven score, heighten the film's meditation on vulnerability and ephemerality. Through metaphors of mitosis, DYAD subtly reflects humanity’s impact on Earth's delicate ecosystems, offering a contemplative vision of connection and identity in the Anthropocene.