International Dance Day on Screen

A collaboration between filmmaker Brian Johnson and Canadian dance company Company 605. Filmed at the historic BC Sugar Refinery (Rogers Sugar) in Vancouver, BC, and featuring 16 dancers, Inheritor Recordings warps time and place to augment and expand 605’s raw and highly physical choreography. In this short, the dance becomes an upheaval of an off-limits, dormant space and its history. Inheritor Recordings is quiet uprising of a new generation, their movement infused with tiny rebellions and a hunger to take over, urgent to claim something as their own. Inheritor Recordings is a reimagined adaptation of an excerpt from Company 605’s original full-length stage work, entitled Inheritor Album, and was made possible through the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts Dance On Screen Production Fund and the BC Arts Council.

Brian Johnson is a cinematographer, filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. His work ranges from traditional filmmaking for broadcast to visual art, theatre and performance. He is an avid and enthusiastic collaborator as well as an independent artist creating works that tend to operate within the continuum of cinema. Brian has been winning awards for his cinematography for over 15 years with credits including Sweet Magnolias and The Killing for Netflix/AMC and You Me Her for DirectTV and E-one. His own films and broadcast-based work have been equally fêted with awards and inclusion in festivals including TIFF, Clermont-Ferrand’s ISFF and, more recently, the San Francisco Dance Film Festival where Inheritor Recordings was awarded best cinematography and runner-up for best short. He is currently developing a feature film project with Toronto based novelist David Eddie. Most recently he directed a series of short films titled Future Futures that will launch on the CBC’s streaming platform GEM in the summer of 2022. These films were produced in collaboration with Screen Siren Pictures and Company 605 – one of Canada’s leading dance companies. Company 605 is a Vancouver-based arts organization known for its innovative dance projects. Emphasizing rigorous choreographic propositions, movement exploration, and collaborative processes, their diverse productions and award-winning dance films have been presented throughout Canada and internationally, featured at notable festivals and venues worldwide. 605 is an ongoing exchange between separate people, bodies and ideas, celebrating the unique possibilities created in their attempt to co-exist.

Director – Brian Johnson. Choreography – 605 Collective. Dance Direction – Josh Martin, Lisa Gelley. Producer – Marc Stephenson. Composer – Jesse Zubot. Editor – Aram Coen. Wardrobe – Dandilion Wind Opaine. Rehearsal Director – Susan Elliott. Cinematography – Yves Bernadet. Dancers – Laura Avery, Scott Augustine, Maxine Chadburn, Ralph Escamillan, Hayden Fong, Lisa Gelley, Elya Grant, Ellisa Hanson, Stuart Iguidez, Josh Martin, Tyler Olson, Jane Osborne, Diego Romero, Lexi Vajda, Jessica Wilkie, Sophia Wolfe. Lighting – Trevor Gray, Kai Kayooka, Bray Jorstad, Leonardo Harim. Grip – Alex Kuchera, Harvey Thomison, Julian Chapdelaine. Camera – Jan Klompje, Jon Thomas, Selim Mete. Stills – David Cooper. Make Up – Richelle Leigh. Costume Asst – Meagan Lenover. Producer Asst – Geoff Manton. Locations – Trevor Stackhouse. Swing – Elyjha Kiyooka. Site Liaison – John Symons. Colour Grading – Lorne Wright. Audio Mix – Jesse Zubot.