Breaking Plates (2024)
A unique hybrid of documentary, silent film, drama and dance, 'Breaking Plates' puts revolutionary women of the past on the screen with present day filmmakers. Contemporary women talk to characters from 100 years ago, reanimate their antics and emulate their mayhem moves. As early 21st century performers step into the clothes of their early 20th century counterparts, battling their haywire machines, exploding gags, and eruptive bodies, they learn to wield humour as a weapon against the structures that contain them today.
Director: Karen Pearlman
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Violette Ayad as Violette |
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Karen Pearlman as |
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Richard James Allen as Handsome Hank |
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Julie-Anne Long as The Domestic Help |
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Emma Watkins as Em Mayhem |
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Jadzea Allen as Jaz |
| Directing | Karen Pearlman | Director |
| Production | Karen Pearlman | Producer |
| Production | Richard James Allen | Producer |
| Writing | Karen Pearlman | Writer |
| Camera | Justine Kerrigan | Director of Photography |
| Production | Camille Ostrowsky | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Kryszkiewicz | Costume Designer |
| Editing | Karen Pearlman | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brigette Ivana Vukovic | Hair Department Head |