Opening with images that could not be more familiar to any Montrealer, weaving through the contours of the Van Horne overpass and its surroundings, the first minutes of the film linger on construction infrastructures. Framed by a musical composition as vaporous as it is omnipresent, metal structures and cranes appear onscreen. Something is being built—and that something is called Creation Destruction.

Signed by Montreal choreographer Dana Gingras, this multifaceted piece, at the intersection of contemporary dance, live music, and video installation, is presented outdoors and unfolds— from the building process to the performance itself —under the watchful eye of the filmmaker.

Far from being just a simple recap, Somehow Continue impresses with its ability to transcend the work it captures without overshadowing it. Presented as "an ode to instability and collective resilience," an obvious allusion to the major impacts the pandemic had on the world of performing arts, this medium-length film bears a visual and sound signature of great richness, endowing it with the power to elevate its images beyond the present moment.

Jason Todd
Artistic Director
Tënk