Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Experimental Film: IN THE DISTANCE
Best Dance Film: EMERGING
Best Music Video: IMMORTALS
Best Story: DANCE THE WALTZ
Best Poetry Film: NOT ALONE
Best Choreography: BLAIRSVILLE
Best Performances: COUNTERPOISE
Best Direction: FITTED SKIN
Best Student Film: kaleidoESSENCE pt.2
Best Sound & Music: I DON’T LOVE MY MOTHER
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kaleidoESSENCE pt.2, 2min., Canada
Directed by Olukolade Daramola
http://www.worldwideadhd.ca/https://instagram.com/worldwideadhd
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NOT ALONE, 5min., UK
Directed by Maryam Imogen Ghouth
A poetry film about creative expression, featuring the artist Sacha Jafri.
https://www.instagram.com/maryamghouth
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COUNTERPOISE, 20min., Australia
Directed by Matt Byrne, Larissa McGowan
Counterpoise is a stirring dance video made in collaboration between Australia’s leading dance company working with artists with and without disability, Restless Dance Theatre, University of South Australia project – Connect2Abilities, Korean dance company – 29 Dong Dance Theatre, and Korean Music Project.
http://www.restlessdance.org/
https://www.facebook.com/RestlessDanceTheatre
https://www.instagram.com/restless_dance_theatre/
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IMMORTALS, 4min., Peru
Directed by Manzanon
https://www.instagram.com/p/C85hAuwvVO2/
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IN THE DISTANCE, 10min., France
Directed by Laëtitia Daché
“In the Distance” is a choreographic triptych presented as short films, offering a perspective on the notions of complementarity and duality, expressions of resilience in the face of challenges.
https://www.instagram.com/contradancecompany/
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BLAIRSVILLE, 13min., USA
Directed by Daniel Smith
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DANCE THE WALTZ, 12min,. Isreal
Directed by Alona Milner
“It is a dancing, whirling, almost hallucinatory ecstasy, an increasingly passionate and exhausting whirlwind of dancers, who are overcome and exhilarated by nothing but ‘the waltz.’” Said Ravel about his masterpiece “La Valse”.
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FITTED SKIN, 6min, USA
Directed by Karen Gayle
Set against the horizon of New York City, Fitted Skin is a dance short about finding comfort in the skin you’re in. Like a fitted sheet, it is almost impossible to get each corner to perfectly cover each edge. Paolo Nutini’s powerful score Iron
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EMERGING, 14min, USA
Directed by Jessie Nowak, Monica Parra Allen
Emerging narrates the tale of the Founders, dedicatedly constructing their civilization, and the Saurians, concealed within the woods. After years of isolation from one another, they are unexpectedly brought together. This encounter sparks feelings of curiosity, confusion, joy, and fear. In the end, they realize they are interconnected, regardless of whether they choose to embrace this connection.
http://www.irregulardance.com/https://www.instagram.com/irregulardance/
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I DON’T LOVE MY MOTHER, 5min., France
Directed by Gerard Cuq
A woman plunges, through the iris of one eye, into water A woman dives, through the iris of one eye, into water illuminated by rays of light. She sings about her dislove for her mother… until her rebirth?
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