Category: Dance Film

Director Biography – Samantha Shay (KATIE GATELY: WALTZ)

Samantha Shay is a director of theatre and film, performer, producer, and teacher. She creates multi sensorial poetic landscapes, reminiscent of a living dream. Her work is at it’s best, a collaboration between the body and its senses, performing on the body like a welcomed hallucination.   She is the founder of internationally recognised artist… Continue reading Director Biography – Samantha Shay (KATIE GATELY: WALTZ)

Short Film: KATIE GATELY: WALTZ, 5min., USA, Dance

Waltz is one part music video, and one part dance film, described as a “Neo-gothic mini film” by Fact Magazine, and a powerful portrait of composer, Katie Gately, also starring acclaimed dancer Bobbi Jene Smith, directed by Samantha Shay. ‘Waltz’ emerges off Gately’s forthcoming album Loom, in dedication to Katie’s mother who passed away from… Continue reading Short Film: KATIE GATELY: WALTZ, 5min., USA, Dance

Short Film: IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME, 7min., USA, Dance

A man and a woman inhabit the same surreal location though not, apparently, at the same time. Marta Renzi directs this black-and-white meditation on memory and absence, joined by long-time collaborators Charles Caster-Dudzick (camera), as well as Aislinn MacMaster & David Thomson (performers). With a nod to the sound score for Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker and… Continue reading Short Film: IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME, 7min., USA, Dance

Short Film: THE NEXT STOP, 5min., UK, Dance

‘The Next Stop’ is the story of Rochelle Roy, AKA ‘Mo The Dancer’, and her journey through the male-dominated world of New York street dance. Growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Mo has always been surrounded by, and had a connection to dance. The Next Stop traces this passion to date and tells the tale of… Continue reading Short Film: THE NEXT STOP, 5min., UK, Dance

Short Film: AVOIDANCE, 7min., USA, Dance/Music

  A short dance film inspired by themes of loss and conflict. Project Type: Experimental, Music Video, Short Runtime: 6 minutes 30 seconds Completion Date: May 28, 2019 Production Budget: 15,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Language: English Shooting Format: RED Film Color: Color

Director Biography – Tiffany Rhynard (BLACK STAINS)

Tiffany Rhynard is an artist, activist, and mother compelled to make work that reflects current social issues. Her professional labels include filmmaker, choreographer, dancer, and educator. Having created over 60 works for stage and screen, Rhynard’s choreography, dance films, and documentaries have been presented nationwide from NYC to San Francisco, and internationally in Europe. Her… Continue reading Director Biography – Tiffany Rhynard (BLACK STAINS)