Peter Coccoma

Hi everyone, I’m casting a very special film by musician and director Peter Coccoma (@petercoccoma ), produced by Breanne Thomas (@brethomas )! We are seeking a dancer with a strong background in ballet, additional dance experience a plus. More info and to submit: bit.ly/twowaves Mia is a character who is figuring out who she is through breaking the mold of traditional ballet, and ideally we want someone who identifies with that path. Think experimental dancers who grew up in ballet, or a dancer in a ballet company who is drawn to contemporary choreography. Peter has excellent taste in music and dance; this is not your traditional ballerina project (in the best way possible). TWO WAVES is also based partly around Lake Superior in the northwoods, which is a very special region to me, and I’m grateful to be finally working on something close to home that can capture these spaces on camera in a style of storytelling that I respond to. I have a lot of other personal ties to this story (daughter trying to understand her dead father, ehem), so this one is dear to me. I want to acknowledge that this is a deeply strange moment for me personally to be posting a casting call. My city is still under a federal occupation and there’s so much violence every day. Though it often feels absurd to be working at this time I’m also very lucky in that I’m collaborating with very kind and understanding teams that are supportive of our struggle here in Minneapolis. I want to give a shoutout to Peter and Bre who have given me grace to get this going a little more slowly than I would normally like to. Peter has spent time living between Minneapolis and Madeline Island and has a lot of community here. So rather than a “fuck Capitalism and the fact that I have to work right now” vibe, I’m actually experiencing a deep sense of kind hearted collaboration and solidarity in this work. That’s a huge privilege and I’m extremely grateful! All to say, please get behind this team and spread the word about a beautiful project.

DRIFTS, LA Screening, April 8 @2220arts 7pm Performances by: @elorisaxl @enhancementtt Q/A with producer @brethomas and me moderated by @faintinginpublic Getting to show this film alongside @elorisaxl ‘s set inspired by her score and @benbabbitt_ ‘s project @enhancementtt is a dream screening scenario for this project. Such a fan of both their work These screenings have been really special and imo the best way to take in this film that wasn’t made for the internet viewing experience in its form and themes. Ticket link in bio/via @2220arts

DRIFTS screens in Hudson next Friday 2/27 7pm @creative.legion Lead @erinneuferdesu and DP @taylorcmcintosh and I will be doing a Q/A post screening moderated by Lawrence Inglee (a producer/writer of many great films) @elorisaxl opens with a live performance of music inspired by her score to the film And @dj_guy_arts_center will be spinning post screening ! Thanks to @meg_murnane and @dontmissmelis for organizing Ticket link in bio Hope to see some hv faces there

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Drifts screening in nyc. It’s been a long time since I’ve shown any work in the city i lived in for many years and it meant so much to watch the film in a room full of people and have a chance to reflect on the filmmaking process. You spend so much time with a film and it’s rare to have the experience of watching it with an attentive audience. A good reminder that cinema at its best is something we experience in person, together in a room. Thanks to @shayfil for the thoughtful questions, @erinneuferdesu and @taylorcmcintosh for sharing their experience of making the film, @elorisaxl for performing new work inspired by the score, @ohyunglia for DJing, @brethomas for organizing, and @42n.tv for hosting us. More screenings to announce soon. 📸 2-7 by @zoshaphoto

Drifts, starring @erinneuferdesu with photography by @taylorcmcintosh and score by @elorisaxl . Can’t wait to share this whole film next month Showing for the first time on Jan 10 in NYC. Ticket link in bio (going fast) for anyone interested

Some stills from our short film, Jeano A fifteen minute imaginative exploration into how we engage with the dreams of the past, and the thresholds that bridge time and space. “Jeano and Jeanette” was sung in 1941 by Margaret Shipman in her kitchen in Lee, MA and recorded by Helen Hartness Flanders. In 2018, the duo Anna & Elizabeth found the recording of Margaret’s singing and made a new arrangement of the song for their own record. Interpreting the song through a different medium, this film deconstructs that same source material that has been passed across generations, meditating on its contents, and communicating its meaning in a new way. Circling around two figures - a New England housewife, the wisher, and a character in a mythical waiting space who collects all the wishes - the film considers the potential power in the wishes of those left behind. Up on @smithsonianfolkways YouTube Link in bio

Anna and I had a conversation for @talkhouse about the experience of rewatching the film we made many years ago, how she found the original recording of the song in an archive, why archives should be more architecturally conducive to spiritual experiences, what it means to translate the essence of something across time and medium, the power of creative traditions as well as the desire to break free of their limitations, the potential of dreams/wishes/prayers and what it means to believe or not believe they have power to change the world, and many other topics Conversation up on talkhouse and in the bio. Full film is over on @smithsonianfolkways you tube.

At the end of 2019 we finished a film I’d been working on with @arg___art and @elizabethlaprelle for their project @annaandelizabeth . The film was inspired by a recording of an old folk song sung by a woman, Margret, in her kitchen in 1941 that anna found in an archive in Vermont and the duo later arranged for their record with @smithsonianfolkways . The idea for the film was to reinterpret the essence of the dreams/wishes/prayers voiced in the song, and I tried my best to translate them into some sort of cinematic feeling. We had our own dreams to release it in 2020 as a series of live installations, but like many things in 2020, that never came to be. More pressing things took center stage, time passed, each of our individual lives changed greatly, and the film sat on a hard drive for years. At the end of last year, anna and I were both independently organizing old hardrives and came upon the MOV file deep in a folder. After a phone call we decided it was right to put it up on the internet in its linear form. And now many months (years!) later I’m happy for this old friend to step out from its solitary existence on my hardrive and see the light of the web. It’s being hosted on @smithsonianfolkways YouTube, whose generous support helped bring this project to light. This film was both the end and starting point for a new chapter in my creative journey, and while in someways watching it has the uncanny feeling of encountering a past self, I’m glad to see it have its day in the sun. Will share some more info on the film in the coming days! Thanks to all collaborators who gave so much time and attention: Conceived in collaboration with @arg___art Director of Photography alex_munro Gaffer: @___johnward Operator: @drewenglishh AC: @lucas_hrabal.dp Set consultant: @michael_hili Edit: @petercoccoma Color by @_aa_francis Music by @annaandelizabeth Sound Mix and sound design by @zubinhensler Additional Music and Sound Design by Peter Coccoma and Anna Roberts-Gevalt Made and released with support from @smithsonianfolkways @cody.defalco @jwilliger Thank you to the @hancockshakervillage and @pleasespace Jerid Gooding for location support

Giro Prepares for Death will be playing @nhff @indiememphis @dsfilmfest this October 🛶🌊🍂 Big love to my island community and the wonderful cast and crew Starring @curry1ma as Giro With @stryker55 and Ivan Curry Cinematography - alex_munro Gaffer - @___johnward Sound recordist - @macksmellman AD - @agellzz Catering - @cedarschimke @lxndrnlsn Marine services - Ken Myhrie Muscle - @elorisaxl @itslizziemorgan Edit - @chrisosborn VFX - @steven_phillips_ Color grade - @zhetlage Sound Design and Mix - @nick.ains Written, directed, and scored by me Additional cast: @shadydoesstuff @kelseycristinepeterson @diasporagardens @lxndrnlsn Victoria Moore, Ludlow north, Jeff Shapiro, Randy and Kathy Dawdy Endless thanks to Johnny Ruff, @lapointecenter , @madelineislandferryline and too many others to thank here And thank you to @mspfilmsociety @indiememphis @nhff @dsfilmfest for screening the film!

Playing @publicrecordsnyc Feb 24 with @claricejensen . Will be joined on my set by a string trio of Clarice, Chris, and @isseiherr .

Thanks all for the support in putting out record no. 1 this year. It’s very surreal/encouraging to see it mentioned in @nprmusic alongside so many inspiring musicians. And very cool to be among the work of friends @claricejensen and @ohyungli