Last Chance Tango :: Short Film Project :: A film about a man who meets the twin of his deceased wife and tries to connect with her by learning tango together

From Sonja Strathern's Kickstarter page:

A film about a man who meets the twin of his deceased wife and tries to connect with her by learning tango together.


Do you have a dance story? Everyone who learns to dance Argentine tango has a backstory. It usually involves an introduction, maybe like falling in love, and then the hard part involving years of work, like a long term relationship. Those who dance Argentine tango often invest in a life-long learning of technique. Tango is danced in an 'embrace' and fulfills a spectrum of emotional needs as well as being social and fun.


I wrote this story about Daniel, a man dealing with a tragedy, who is just keeping it all together in his life. At an event, he sees a woman named Sarah, who strongly resembles his deceased wife. Miraculously, Daniel and Sarah discover she and his wife were twins, adopted to different families. When they see a tango performance, Daniel asks Sarah to learn tango with him, hoping to connect with her and win her love. But things don't always turn out as planned. Will he get his last chance? Tango is not as easy as he thought.


I drew upon personal experience as a tango dancer, with the generosity and help of my local tango community in Eastern Iowa. I began learning tango ten years go in Houston, Texas, and asked my former teacher, Joan Bishop to be my actress to play herself. She volunteered her time and made the visit in February during one of our worst Iowan winters.

Complete info here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strathearn/last-chance-tango#