But First

"Coffee literally changes the way we see, think, and interact with other people. BUT FIRST is our way of exploring this through two of our favorite mediums, film and dance." Created as part of the San Francisco Dance Film Festival's annual Co-Laboratory program in collaboration with the National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron's Dancing Laboratories.

Film Details:

Director: Erin Brown Thomas

Choreographer: Mike Esperanza

(United States, 2018) 5 minutes

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