A unique hybrid of documentary, silent film, drama, and dance, “Breaking Plates” puts revolutionary women of the past on the screen with present-day filmmakers. Contemporary women talk to characters from 100 years ago, reanimate their antics, and emulate their mayhem moves. As early 21st-century performers step into the clothes of their early 20th-century counterparts, battling their haywire machines, exploding gags, and eruptive bodies, they learn to wield humor as a weapon against the structures that contain them today.
