cinema antiplastique
cinema antiplastique is a unique film and movement studio located
in the stolen lands known as brooklyn, ny.
in our movement workshops, participants learn techniques from
dance to open the innate capacity for intuitive and poetic movement
within us all, while moving alongside our original moving images of nature.
movement is gentle and self directed.
workshops at cinema antiplastique proceed from the understanding
that there are many ways to process our existence,
from joy to grief, nonverbally, from within.
“the purpose of the movement practice of cinema antiplastique is
to bring us to the point where our bodies harmoniously
move of their own nature
the purpose of cinema antiplastique’s video art is to remind us
that we are nature.”
-rania lee khalil
frequently asked questions
calendar
workshops at cinema antiplastique are trauma informed; structured space for free movement in a nonjudgmental atmosphere. techniques to access one’s own self directed, intuitive movment are gently introduced. participation is largely non verbal, with times for individualized reflection through automatic drawing and writing. there is time for optional verbal sharing at the end of each workshop.
our workshops run three hours in total, including warm up and cool down (outside of capitalist logic, time is known to fly.) 4-6 participants per group. the aim of movement workshops at cinema antiplastique is to slow down, reconnect with ourselves, the bodies we live in, wonder for our living earth, as well as the specific intention each participant brings for themselves.
we ask that participants do not intake alcohol or drugs (unless prescribed by a doctor) from the morning of their given workshop, or 24 hours prior, both for their own experience and for others in the group.
one can decide to contribute as one wishes following one’s workshop, or through this link. full price is typically $150. this spring, a $20 deposit is required to hold one’s space in the studio. please see here for frequently asked questions, and please feel free to send your questions or accessibility requests to us directly, we will answer them. <3
image : bioluminescent plant life falling though water in the ocean
rewilding workshops at cinema antiplastique combine healing movement workshops for the people with expanded cinema for the people .
come to whichever feel right for you,
please see above for all rewilding workshop overview
through May 2026, all of our workshops are pay as you wish
rewiliding for swana women : moving with gentle moving images of nature, we can experience alternative, embodied ways of attending to all that we are holding within 3 pm Sat, April 11, 2026
open rewild : 10 am Sun, April 12, 2026
bipoc community rewilding : beyond what ordinarily divides or unites us, the world majority, there is our right to subtle poetry, calm, slow time 3pm Sun, April 12, 2026
rewilding for artists: art begins as pure wild impulse, as when we were children. this session is about reconnecting with our creative source, through our bodies, where it all began. 10 am Thurs, April 16, 2026 and 3 pm Sat, April 25, 2026
open rewild : 10 am Saturday, April 24, 2026
processing birthing trauma through rewilding, for birthing mothers : nonverbally integrating the complex experience of bringing children into this world through our bodies. 10am Sun, April 19, 2026
rewilding for swana mothers : sisters, we rewild for everyone involved.
3pm Saturday, April 25, 2026
rewilding for mental health workers : fascinating how under capitalism, the basic human urge to help others can consume us instead. it doesn’t need to. come move gently, nonverbally, release, rewild.
3 pm Sunday, April 26, 2026
parent child rewild : during the month of may we are holding 1.5 hour parent child workshops, to co-rewild with our favorite smaller humans.
10a - 11:30a Sat, May 2, 2026 Parent // Children ages 8-11
10a - 11:30a Sun, May 3, 2026 Parent // Children ages 4-7
9:30a - 11a Sat, May 9, 2026 Parent // Children infants to 18 mo
cinema antiplastique full calendar below
pay as you wish through May 31st
APRIL
see above for workshop descriptions
Sat 4.11 Open Rewild 3 pm - 6 pm
Sun 4.12 SWANA Women Rewild 3 pm- 6 pm
Sun 4.12 BIPOC community Rewild 3pm -6 pm
Thurs 4.16 Rewilding for Artists 10am-1pm
Sat 4.25 Open Rewild . 10am -1pm
Sat 4.25 Rewilding for Artists 3 pm -6pm
Sat 4.25 Rewilding for SWANA mothers 3 pm -6 pm
Sun 4.26 Open Rewild 10 am - 1pm
Sun 4.26 Rewilding for Mental Health Workers 3 pm -6 pm
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Sat 5.2 Parent Child Rewild ages 8-11 10am - 11:30 am
Sun 5.3 Parent Child Rewild ages 4-7 10am - 11:30 am
Sat 5.9 Parent Child Rewild infants to 18 mo 9:30 am - 11am
Sun 5.10. Processing Birthing Trauma for Birthing Mothers 10 am
more dates and workshops to be announced
frequently asked questions
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rania lee khalildfa/ doctorate of fine arts, ma, msw, ba, artist
cinema antiplastique is born from decades of rania’s embodied practices in dance and video,
community healing and postcolonial ecology studies.
rania is the daughter of egyptian immigrants to the u.s., who long ago returned to egypt, where she lived between the years 2007-2016. she is the mother of one daughter and lives in the stolen land known as brooklyn, nyc.
phd: artistic research, dance, video, postcolonial ecologies, university of arts helsinki, finland
masters of arts: practice based research in performance art, university of warwick, england
masters of social work: hunter college school of social work, new york city
(transferred from performance studies ma, nyu)
postgraduate studies: live clinical, diversity fellowship, ackerman insitute for the family, nyc
bachelors of arts: dance and video, hampshire college, amherst ma
simons rock early college of bard, great barrington, ma
teachers
(including, yet not limited to) atsushi takenouchi (butoh dance)
susan waltner (experiential anatomy)
nancy stark smith (contact improvisation)
susan klein (klein technique, release technique)
daphne lowell (authentic movement, undergrad advisor)
josé esteban muñoz (performance studies, gradute advisor)
sippio small (systems and post structural family therapy, ackerman advisor)
laurie kaplan and david kezur (the above and narrative therapy, ackerman advisors)
richard foreman (experimental theatre and performance)
annette arlander (video, phd supervisor)
taru elving and ros gray (art, ecology and artistic research, phd supervisors)
former professorships
new york university, bfa program, interdisciplinary visual arts
parsons school of art and design, the new school, mfa program in visual art
university of arts helsinki, finland
jesuit institute, alexandria, egypt
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land acknowledgment
cinema antiplastique is located in stolen lands of the Lenapehoking, colonially known as the dumbo neighborhood of brooklyn, new york city. as we collectively work to address and repair these histories of crime against the earth and interspecies relations, we invite indigenous peoples of this land to reach out here re collaboration, land back efforts and events.
looking forward to hearing from you.
support our work
cinema antiplastique is an autonomous institution. our commitment to a free Palestine, reparations and indigenous led resistance / earth liberation leads us to sustain our work through ticket sales, commissions and community support within our embodied networks.
please click here to support our scholarship fund and community programming,
we appreciate you!