Nepenthe is a surreal dance film exploring how movement can reclaim memory. Told entirely through dance, the film follows two women drifting through memories frozen in time as they attempt to rewrite the emotional past from a place of empowerment.

Moving between suspended domestic worlds, dreamlike forests and underground dance spaces, their journey transforms painful memories into spaces of connection, freedom and expression.

Inspired by the mythical Greek remedy said to soften sorrow, Nepenthe explores dance as survival, release and reinvention, tracing how female friendship and chosen family can help reshape the stories that once defined us.

This film is part of The Floor is Yours commission series and premiered at Dance Digital film festival. After a public call out in 2025, three artists were selected to create a short dance film which explores how movement can appear in everyday life of unexpected places.

Go behind the scenes with director Jordan Chandler and producer Dorothy Graham to explore the making of Nepenthe. The dancers explain the difference between making work for the screen versus the stage.