Film Movement Becomes ‘Obsessed With Light,’ Acquires Doc About “Wildly Original Performer” Loïe Fuller

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EXCLUSIVE: Film Movement has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the acclaimed documentary Obsessed with Light, which explores the influence of one of the most remarkable figures in American arts – dancer-choreographer Loïe Fuller.

Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum directed the film, which premiered at the 2023 Rome Film Festival and has screened at DOC NYC, Hamptons Doc Fest, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and the Cleveland International Film Festival.

Tony Award winner Cherry Jones (Broadway’s The Heiress, HBO’s Succession) provides the voice of Fuller, while actress Erin Anderson (And Just Like That…, FBI: Most Wanted) provides the voice of Isadora Duncan, another pioneer of American dance.

Fuller became a cultural sensation through her innovative use of lighting techniques in her stage performances. “Obsessed with Light is a meditation on light and the enduring obsession to create,” notes a description of the documentary. “The film pulls back the curtain on Loïe Fuller, a wildly original performer who revolutionized the visual culture of the early 20th century.