Ron Honsa

Never Stand Still

The film explores why dance matters - to those who create and perform it and to those who watch it. This documentary tells the remarkable story of how an abandoned Massachusetts farm has evolved into a National Historic Landmark and a nexus for dance throughout the world. Its unlikely purchase by choreographer Ted Shawn during the Great Depression allowed this secluded site in the Berkshires to become the internationally renowned Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Through candid conversations with world-class choreographers and dancers, thrilling performances, backstage access, and rare footage from the Pillow's Archives, 'Never Stand Still' immerses the viewer in this most ephemeral of art forms, celebrating not only its value to our culture but to our lives.

The Men Who Danced: The Story of Ted Shawn's Male Dancers; 1933-1940

A short film that tells the story of modern dance pioneer and Jacob's Pillow founder Ted Shawn, and his mission to create an all male dance company. Featuring interviews with eight of the original Men Dancers and rarely-seen footage of the company performing in the 1930s, The Men Who Danced provides powerful insight into the early days of Jacob's Pillow and the determination and strength of character necessary to start a world-renowned dance institution.

TV-Dad

TV-Dad has never had a family of his own, and when he finds out that he is going to die, he creates TV-Dad, a series of videotapes that contain his fatherly and husbandly advice in actions. Follow Judy when she purchases the TV-Dad video services and has a child with it as we watch how her life plays out.