Taut muscles that ripple underneath skin, joints that move fluidly: The motions of the human body are so instinctual, until they aren’t. Dancer and director Kelsey Peterson experienced this fragility firsthand when she became a quadriplegic after diving into Lake Superior. For Kelsey, getting out of bed every morning now requires a personal care assistant. The camera quietly observes the endurance required of her to live each day in this new form. She is both contemplative and exuberant onscreen, anchored by her parents and friends, who embrace her as she reimagines how to be. Move Me documents Kelsey’s return to dancing as she choreographs and performs in a new production titled A Cripple’s Dance. Meanwhile, she explores the possibility of participating in cutting-edge clinical trials, weighing the hope of restored function against fears of further pain and disappointment. With candor and vulnerability, filmmakers Daniel Klein and Kelsey Peterson explore the essence of personhood, what is beneath the surface when aspects of the physical form are stripped away.  KL 

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