Lonely, apathetic, depressed, joyless – whatever dark feelings there may be, people with depressions know them all. Caught up in themselves, without ideas and without strength, they are paralyzed and unable to reconnect with life. The Corona Pandemic with its comprehensive lockdown has drawn many people into this mental distress or made it worse. The… Continue reading Short Film: DOWN, 10min., Germany, Dance
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Director Biography – Erika Randall (PAULA + FRANCESCA)
Erika is a dancer who makes dances, films, theatre, stories, and shadow boxes. She likes to hide things in the work so that folks can choose their level of engagement—do a surface read of the work’s formalism, high production values, virtuosic dance moves; or peek up under its skirt where she hides the good stuff,… Continue reading Director Biography – Erika Randall (PAULA + FRANCESCA)
Short Film: PAULA + FRANCESCA, 10min., USA, Dance
Paula + Francesca (P+F) is a short dance film that gives trouble to Dante and his ideas about hell and who goes there. A queering of The Inferno’s story of the classic clandestine lovers and their unhappy landing in the Second Circle, P+F is both hate mail to Dante and a love letter from Franny… Continue reading Short Film: PAULA + FRANCESCA, 10min., USA, Dance
Director Biography – Zoe Zheng (DANCE OF THE ANGEL)
Zoe Zheng has just finished her first year at the University of Southern California where she is majoring in Fine Arts. Her interest in animation stemmed from her art education in China, where she was born. With this passion, she started making animations when she was attending high school in Oxford, England. After graduation, to… Continue reading Director Biography – Zoe Zheng (DANCE OF THE ANGEL)
Short Film: DANCE OF THE ANGEL, 2min., USA, Animation/Experimental
‘Dance of the Angel’ is a visualization of an excerpt of the piano piece, ‘Milonga del Angel’, composed by an Argentine pianist, Astor Piazzolla. The word ‘Milonga’ in the title means a type of Argentine tango, which shows off the legs of the female dancer. This idea inspired the choreography in the animation.
Director Biography – Sophie Koster (#METOO)
Capturing real moments so that they’ll never be forgotten. With a passion for film and dance I tell stories. Whether it is a corporate film, aftermovies or a dance film: it is the stories and people that inspire me. With that inspiration I make films to move people.
Short Film: #METOO, 13min., Netherlands, Dance
A dance tribute to the #Metoo movement. In this short dance film we follow different characters who go through a certain phase that a #MeToo victim has experienced. Including spoken texts that are written and inspired by #metoo victims that guide you through these phases: innocence, violence, silence…
Director Biography – Gjert Rognli (LIFE IS A TWO WAY DREAM)
The force of nature are at the heart of Gjert Rognli`s award- winning practice, where references to everyday life and the surreal meet, he expresses himself through film, performance, photography and sculpture. Rognli’s indigenous background from the Sami people in Norway have strongly influenced his art, and his interpretation of reality. Rognli has received numerous… Continue reading Director Biography – Gjert Rognli (LIFE IS A TWO WAY DREAM)
Short Film: LIFE IS A TWO WAY DREAM (Eallin lea guovttesuorat niehku), 9min, Norway, Experimental
The film “Eallin lea guovtte suorat niehku — Life is a two-way dream” shows the way in a world undergoing rapid change, with polarisation and globalisation going in many directions. We are in an age marked by adoration of youth, fixation on the present and extreme individualism. What we do today will affect the way… Continue reading Short Film: LIFE IS A TWO WAY DREAM (Eallin lea guovttesuorat niehku), 9min, Norway, Experimental
Short Film: TUMULT, 9min., USA, Dance
In a school auditorium, two groups of students move, meet, and part: innocence and experience on seemingly parallel paths. Project Links Website
