Foot Stretcher

“Foot Stretcher" documents a young artist's determination to become a ballerina while simultaneously creating a film. The artist embarks on this journey with complete persistence, although it is a lost cause due to her physiological build and non-institutionalised practice. Throughout the work the artist forces upon herself the physical aspects of a ballerina, such as dietary restrictions and pushing her body into becoming more flexible through daily routine and exercises. The documentation begins when she sculpts and installs in her room a series of ballet devices, for the purpose of stretching her body. Her rigorous training comes to a climax…

Israel 2017, 57 דקות