The documentary Obsessed with Light chronicles the career and legacy of Loïe Fuller, an early-20th-century artist whose pioneering work fused movement and technology in ways that continue to resonate today.

Obsessed with Light pulls back the curtain on Loïe Fuller (1862⎼1928), a wildly original performer and pioneer of modern dance, who combined fabric and movement to develop a completely new kind of spectacle. Creating a dialogue between the past and the present, filmmakers Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum delve into the astonishing influence Fuller’s work has had on contemporary culture. The film is a close study of a woman who became famous on her own terms — unapologetic about her body type, open about her sexuality, and protective of her signature, often mimicked, style.