Breaking Plates

Overview

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

Cast

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Violette Ayad

Violette

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Karen Pearlman

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Richard James Allen

Handsome Hank

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Julie-Anne Long

The Domestic Help

Emma Watkins

Em Mayhem

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Jadzea Allen

Jaz