With sponsorship from Inside Track and funding from the School of Arts Exceptional Research Fund, Virginia Pitts completed a practice-as research film, 'Beat', exploring the potential for kinesthetic and affective engagement with the idea of dialogism. The film screened in competition at the Cinesonika Film Festival in Canada and was selected for the New Zealand International and the Raglan Film Festival (NZ) where the young lead won 'Best Actor'. Following this 'Beat' will have its US premiere in April at the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, where it has been selected to screen in competition. Drawing on the languages of music, narrative, dance and cinema, 'Beat' explores the challenges of bringing together a diverse group of individuals without quashing their differences.