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Juliette Binoche Makes Directorial Debut With 'In-I In Motion' at San Sebastian

The documentary reframes her 2008 stage collaboration with Akram Khan through rehearsal and performance archives.

Overview

  • In-I In Motion world-premieres as a special non-competitive screening at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Saturday.
  • The feature documents Binoche’s process co-creating and performing the dance-theatre piece In-I with British choreographer Akram Khan.
  • Binoche has said she shaped roughly 170 hours of material into the film after an initial nine-hour cut and extensive music-rights clearances.
  • She told reporters that Robert Redford urged her to film the project after seeing the stage show in New York during its roughly 100-date tour.
  • The production is led by Miao Productions with co-producers Yggdrasil and Léger Production, and mk2 Films is handling international sales.