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Blade #1

St. Francis College

180 Remsen St NY

40.69336967445145 -73.99193570738143

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Pre-Show Reception starts an hour before screening time.Q&A Talk-back with filmmakers starts immediately following screening.Blade #1Documentary, 42 min. USADirected by Zuzka KurtzWorld PremiereStruggling financially, 5 NYC dancers respond to a Craigslist ad offering large amounts of money to women for shaving their heads. The film focuses on Cori, a dancer whose unusual childhood comes into play as the women's relationship with the men evolves with surprising results.During the filming of Blade #1, the NYC dancers featured in the documentary made anywhere from $100 to $10,000 per haircut. Their benefactors are anonymous individuals the dancers found on Craiglist who continue to pay NYC women to shave their heads. Brooklyn Connection:The first film from NYC-based director Zuzka Kurtz, Blade #1 was produced, shot, and edited in Brooklyn. Cori Kresge, the main subject, is a Brooklynite as are most of the dancers featured. The film was produced by the Brooklyn studio, Oscillating Pictures using an entirely local, Brooklyn-based crew.

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