Product Details

• Actors: Timothy 'Speed' Levitch
• Directors: Richard Linklater
• Producers: David Holbrooke, Ian Grody, Perri Peltz, Sarah Holbrooke
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Aspyr Media Inc
• DVD Release Date: October 14, 2003
• Run Time: 21 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000VLYW2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,388 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Live From Shiva's Dance Floor" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Aspyr Live from Shiva's Dance Floor - DVD
Live from Shiva's Dance Floor is a short documentary directedby acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater. The film follows Timothy "Speed" Levitch (star of the documentary The Cruise) as he tours lower Manhattan and Ground Zero. Speed a philosopher, historian and self described "cruiser" believes that "life is an ongoing opportunity for celebration."
The film focuses on how he can reconcile that belief with the devastating events of 9-11 and how we as a city and a society can mourn yet move forward.It also incorporates Speed's unique vision of what should be done with the "sacred land" that is Ground Zero.
This film was originally supposed to be part of an anthology of eight to ten films about 9-11 that the producers were working on for HBO. Their offices were in the Tribeca Film Center and everyday when they stepped out of the buildingand looked south, they saw the lights and cranes that populated Ground Zero. When the project fell through with HBO, the producers felt they still had to do something and decided to try and make thisfilm independently.
When the producers contacted Speed about the project, he thought Richard Linklater would be the perfect collaborator. Richard - who he knew from working on Waking Life was immediately interested in the project and not onlyagreed to contribute his valuable time and considerable talents, but brought in some of his top colleagues as well. Live from Shiva's Dance Floor is Richard Linklater's first documentary.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A surprise. Speed is something to watch., October 31, 2003

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This review is from: Live From Shiva's Dance Floor (DVD)

If September 11th changed your life in some way (which I'm sure is true for everyone) you need to see this short and refreshing gem. Linklater and Levitch give a unique perspective on how we are to see tragedy and what can be done with the "sacred ground" of the WTC. Whether you agree or disagree with the ideas, it will for sure get people talking.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New York City Needs More "Speed.", August 23, 2007

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This review is from: Live From Shiva's Dance Floor (DVD)

Know him or not, Timothy 'Speed' Levitch is the genuine article. He is the real poet laureate for the City of New York. And if you believe as I do that New York and "Speed" himself are two of our national treasures, you will enjoy watching and listening to his post 9/11 thoughts in "Live From Shiva's Dance Floor." Like New Orleans, New York City is still grieving for her dead and could use some artistic sense in the recovery process to go along with all the other senses being offered to include incense, horse sense, and nonesense. But don't take my word here, watch and enjoy "Live From Shiva's Dance Floor" for yourself and be ready for the unexpected or as "Speed" suggests, "Oh give me a home..."