Tag: Dance

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: UPWELL, 6min., USA, Dance

A vision of surfing, embodied by pro surfer Kassia Meador, appears as in a dream and inspires a woman to return to the water after a devastating loss. Surrounded by a diverse group of female surfers, she paddles out and they perform a ritual of connection to each other and to the ocean that is… Continue reading Short Film: UPWELL, 6min., USA, Dance

Short Film: MOTEL-X, 5min., USA, Dance

Motel X is a human trafficking awareness exhibit that featuring the talents of PONES Dance Company in a film. The Film is used in a bigger installation featured at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OH. Motel X: Sex Trafficking film was created to show the psychological and physical bondage between the victim… Continue reading Short Film: MOTEL-X, 5min., USA, Dance

Short Film: MAKING MEN (10′), 10min., Belgium, Dance

Making Men examines the question of masculinity. This dance film zooms in on 4 individuals in the process of becoming men. As is expected, they proceed unquestioningly into manhood through various stages of their lives, adopting the clearly coded characteristics allowed by society. However, a feeling of unease, in the very depths of their being,… Continue reading Short Film: MAKING MEN (10′), 10min., Belgium, Dance

Short Film: ONE STEP APART, 4min., Canada, Dance

A couple struggles with a past secret that puts their relationship on the verge of separation. Their emotions are revealed through dance where they are trying to get out of this infinite loop of anger and sadness.ONE STEP APART is a hybrid fiction dance/drama short film about different levels of communication in a relationship. Project Links… Continue reading Short Film: ONE STEP APART, 4min., Canada, Dance

Shor Film: SOLITARY, 3min., USA, Dance

Based on a Greek mythology, Icarus and his father, Daedalus, were imprisioned by King Minos. The only way to escape from the island was to fly. Daedalus began to gather feathers from birds and used wax to glue the feathers together which later became wings. “Solitary” represents Icarus’ state of mind when he was in… Continue reading Shor Film: SOLITARY, 3min., USA, Dance