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Hiroshima / 10 Seconds is a dance film inspired by the lost 1945 choreography Hiroshima by Lester Horton, pioneer of American modern dance—shared through the memory of Don Martin, original Horton dancer and founding member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater—and reflects on one of the most irreversible moments in human history.
At the center of the film stands a geisha figure—an archetype shaped through centuries—who embodies both a nation and a woman. She carries within her the memory of a culture interrupted, and the strength of a human being who rises again after a tragedy that nearly broke her.
When the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima, the world did not simply change—it lost something essential. This piece does not retell history, but transforms it into a universal, deeply human experience. It reminds us of the cruelty of war and the humanitarian sin it carries—while quietly holding the possibility of rising again from what was almost destroyed.
Directed by Virag Vida (Hungary, USA)