Description
Esalen Institute and Boulder Colorado USA 1960's & 1970’s
The Human Potential Movement
Resulting from her studies Ida Rolf Ph.D. developed a program of postural re-patterning using fascial manipulation and movement education which she called Structural Integration and which is nowadays known in the public at large as ‘rolfing’. She was convinced that a better physical structure would improve function on all levels - physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual.
Milano, Prague, Warszaw 2018 - 2022
This movie tells the story of an adventure that will take the viewer into Ida Rolf's world of Structural Integration. At the heart of the movie are 8 students and their quest to understand Ida Rolf's philosophy during their 3 year Basic Trainings in Milano, Prague and Warsaw.
The movie also explains the basic ideas behind Structural Integration and discusses some recent research into connective tissue and fascia.
Mary Bond: "A superb introduction to Structural Integration for the general public and at the same time interesting for the already initiated."
David Davis: "I don’t know of any other medium than this movie that conveys the spirit of Dr. Rolf and the work she brought into the world with love."
Elizabeth Lamoureux: "To experience this film will be a joy for anyone who has been curious about the history, education or magic that is Structural Integration."
Official Selection 76° Festival Internazionale Del Cinema Di Salerno
Best Documentary International Benelux Festival Amsterdam 2022
Best Short Documentary Blue Sky Festival Montana 2022
Best Editing at the Geneva Euro Film Festival 2022
Official Selection HIGH TATRAS FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL 2022
Merit Award Awareness Film Festival Los Angeles CA 2022
The terms Rolfing® and Rolfer® are registered service marks of the ROLF INSTITUTE of Structural Integration in Boulder, Colorado (USA).
