AFS presents PBS’ Indie Lens Pop-Up

We will be joined for a post-film panel discussion by Silva Laukkanen, Director of Integrated Dance at Art Spark Texas, and Tanya Winters, Artistic Director of Body Shift Collective.

Join us before the screening of MOVE ME for a duet, “Pieces of Her,” performed by the dancers of Art Spark Texas. Pretty, polite, powerful, helpful; the piece explores what it means to be a strong yet vulnerable woman and how she relates to the modern world.

Beneath the waters of Lake Superior, off the shore of Wisconsin, Kelsey Peterson underwent a transformation. On the eve of Independence Day 2012, she dove in and hit the lake bottom headfirst, suffering a life-altering spinal cord injury that takes away both function and sensation from the chest down, essentially robbing Kelsey of her self-identities as an athlete and dancer. Alongside peers and allies in the spinal cord injury community, she seeks to answer the question “Who am I now?” As she grapples with the ebb and flow of hope and acceptance, Kelsey talks to researchers and meets with people who belong to this community and who help give her the strength and the will to return to dance. When a cutting-edge clinical trial surfaces, it tests her expectations and her faith in the possibility of a cure, forcing her to evaluate the limits of her recovery—in body and spirit.

Indie Lens Pop-Up is a neighborhood series that brings people together—virtually and in-person—for film screenings and community-driven conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on PBS’s Independent Lens, Indie Lens Pop-Up draws local residents, leaders, and organizations to discuss what matters most, from newsworthy topics and social issues, to family and community relationships.

MOVE ME will premiere on Austin PBS on November 7, 2022.