Moving Body - Moving Image is an evolving biennale thematic exploration of the Moving Body on Screen founded and directed by Gabri Christa

Moving Body – Moving Image 2026 explores the theme: The Moving Immigrant Body on Screen, bringing together films exploring migration, displacement, identity, memory, heritage, belonging, and the immigrant experience.

The festival will have two parts with a full day event at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium on October 18, 12:00–6:00PM, followed by additional programming and installation at Barnard College’s Movement Lab October 19–24.

Live Event at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium

October 18th from 12:00pm-6:00pm
FREE

3 programs of short dance/movement films
discussion with makers facilitated by Charlotte Brathwaite

Highlights include:

• The Long Goodbye by Carrie Mae Weems (USA, 2026)

• Air de Temps by Alesandra Seutin and Ben Williams (UK/Senegal, 2023)

• Refugiar el Gesto / Sheltering Gestures by Adrián Villa-Dávila and Andrés Prado (Colombia, 2025)

• Las Madres by Marta Renzi (USA, 2015)

• Navigation by Marlene Millar (Ireland, 2020)

• Family Portrait by Jingqiu Guan (China, 2019)

• Pasa Pasa by Lisa Kusanagi (Costa Rica, 2026)

• Expectations Sharpen the Blade with Which We Carve Joy by Olya Glotka (Egypt, 2026)

• When the Chair Fell into the Void by Julia Kushnarenko (Belgium, Hungary, Portugal, 2026)

• The Noise My Leaves Make by Tia-Monique Uzor (UK, 2022)

• Provenance: A Letter to My Daughter by Li Chiao-Ping (USA, 2022)

• Antítesis by Sofia Monella (USA, 2026)