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Derrick Belcham | |
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| Born | 1980 Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Film, music video |
Derrick Belcham is a Canadian filmmaker based out of Brooklyn, NY. His work primarily involves documentary and music video. He has worked with notable artists such as Philip Glass, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, and Paul Simon.
Career[edit]
Belcham’s work is multidisciplinary and often experimental. He uses a combination of digital and analog tools in production, including Red digital cinema cameras, Leica R glass, and Fujifilm GFX 100S.[1]
From 2010 to 2016, Belcham directed take away shows, a series of live sessions with musical artists. Popular episodes of the series include performances from The Dø, Angèle, Bon Iver, and The Kooks.[2]
In 2012, Belcham was commissioned to curate a night of dance films for New York dance organization Pentacle. He instead decided to create six of his own dance films by selecting six dancers and choreographers, filming pieces in the streets of New York, and having the visuals scored by musicians. One of these pieces is a video for violinist Sarah Neufeld’s song “Forcelessness.” The video paired violin and modern dance, and was screened at New Dance Cinema and the International Short Film Festival.[3][4]
In 2014, Belcham, alongside artist Emily Terndrup, staged an evening-length dance theater piece entitled Debut at the Knockdown Center in Queens, NY. Debut, which was choreographed by Terndrup, told the story of a group of high school students sneaking into an abandoned building during their senior prom. The piece garnered high praise in Brooklyn Magazine for its “hairpin turns of emotion and orientation” and “atmospheric richness.”[5]
In 2017, Belcham filmed composers Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto performing in The Glass House amid an installation by artist Yayoi Kusama.[6]
In 2022, Mana Contemporary debuted Belcham’s first video installation, The You Voice, a nine channel video installation that explored the often-contradictory inner voice that both drives and stalls creativity and personal agency.[7] In 2024, the Williamsburg Biannual exhibited 15/50/150: Song & Dance, a mid career retrospective of the 50 films that he created in the the past 15 years with 150 musicians and dances, coinciding with a pre-opening artist party to help introduce the organization to the artist community of New York City.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Video and Light: an Interview with Derrick Belcham". VDMX - MAC VJ SOFTWARE. 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Derrick Belcham | Director, Editor, Cinematographer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ DIEHL, MATT (2013-07-31). "Listen Up | Violin Meets Modern Dance in a New Video From Arcade Fire's Sarah Neufeld". T Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "PRESSUR.ES / Interview with filmmaker Derrick Belcham". BOOOOOOOM!. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ Sherman, John (2014-10-10). "DEBUT: Emily Terndrup and Derrick Belcham at the Knockdown Center". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ ZiziKarma (2019-10-05). Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto — The Glass House. Retrieved 2024-06-07 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The You Voice by Derrick Belcham". Mana Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "ARTISTS | WILLIAMSBURG BIANNUAL". WB NYC. Retrieved 2024-06-07.