DANCE SHORT FILMS

DANCE SHORT FILMS

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  • WAITING ROOM short film watch, France, Dance

    This film is a dance exploration of Dylan Thomas poem “Love in the Asylum”, performed by 15 dancers, gathered in an enclosed space. Waiting rooms are places far from regular time and space notions, where everyone can get lost in inner thoughts. A place that opens up to inner madness, a dedicated ...

  • INVaaDERS short film watch, France, Dance

    INVaaDERS

    " They came from far, far away, bringing their lights, sounds and vibrations. They came in peace. Let's be friends ! "

    "To make the film INVaaDERS, I drew on my childhood memory (born in 1964...) in order to use all my visual memories related to cinema and tv shows from the 70s and 80...

  • TUSALIH - A Jouyr Tale short film watch, France, Dance

    What would your emotional body say to you, if you would have decided to cut your links with him in order to survive in a toxic environment ?

    Tusalih is a dance film directed by Shaun Bui, in collaboration with Parisian designer Georgie Salama and creative studio Jayah Studio.

    It tells the story...

  • FAKTORY 92 short film watch, France, Dance

    film & music : Didier Mulleras

    "According to the information we have, no one knows what really happened that evening in this warehouse. Witnesses speak of an underground party with deafening sounds, others simply saw the employees enter the factory to start their day of handling. The mystery rem...

  • GARDEN PARTY short film watch, France, Dance

    « GARDEN PARTY is part of DFC dance for camera project, started in 1998 by french choreographer and film maker Didier Mulleras. The idea for this film was born during a visit to the botanical garden in Rio de Janeiro. There was a woman, alone, sitting on a bench, who kept getting up, going around...

  • HOME 23.20 short film watch, France, Dance

    a dance portrait of french dancer Magali Viguier, by choreographer and film director Didier Mulleras

    Directed by Didier MULLERAS

    http://www.didier-mulleras.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/didier.mulleras
    https://www.instagram.com/didier.mulleras/

  • AHORA SOMOS NOSOTRES short film watch, 10min., Dance

    “Ahora Somos Nosotres” was filmed in Castro, Chiloé, Chile amidst the natural and historic landmarks of the island. Three dancers awaken themselves to new surroundings as they venture into unknown territory. Accompanied by the music of Pájaros Kiltros, the dancers take a surprising journey in an ...

  • SOMA short film watch, 10min., Dance/Experimental

    http://www.kwamcollective.com/
    https://instagram.com/kwamcollective

    SOMA is an experimental film that uses movement and dance as its primary medium for story-telling. A contemporary myth on the genesis of the human body, the piece unfolds in two parallel dimensions: an infinite black hole where ...

  • DANCE OF THE DAKINIS short film watch, 28min., USA, Documentary

    The film focuses on the empowerment of female monastics and the innovation of gender roles in Vajrayana Buddhism. The film has two frameworks: an outer framework that focuses on rising status of Tibetan nuns in previously male dominated religious structures, and an inner framework that focuses on...

  • EAT YOUR YOUNG short film watch, 4min. USA, Dance/Music

    https://instagram.com/iam.lakesha

    Directed by LaKesha Sowell

  • YOU CAN’T DO A THING short film watch, 4min., Singapore, Experimental/Dance

    We scrutinise and curate how we move through the world for fear of the undesirable and unpredictable in ourselves surfacing. But when we repeatedly recognize this fear as part of ourselves do we shed the instinct to overpower it. Only then do we begin freeing fear instead of fighting it.

    Directe...

  • ELEMENTS: BEAUTIFUL UNTRUE THINGS short film watch, Sweden, Dance / Experimental

    https://instagram.com/beautiful_untrue_tingz

    Elements is a solo choreography that is the intersection of nature, fashion, Venusian imagery, and movement. Elements is an exploration of dance/movement and the elements of nature, earth, sun, water and air. The natural influences and sounds of these...

  • SAINT short film watch, 10min., Dance/Experimental

    Saint seeks to present a process of evolution that is about spiritual change, technology, and identity of a human being. Through the transformation in 3 layers of clothings, which represent the past, present, and future in time, the identity of the dancer was exposed through the generating and re...

  • RAILWAY MAP, 30min., Finland, Dance/Experimental

    "The Mayan Train" is a project to be built in the Yucatán Península, México. The construction has been fast-tracked to start in 2020 ignoring social and environmental concerns.

    Shot among remnants of an old railroad line and exploring different concepts, this experimental film interprets the spa...

  • C.T.R.L. short film, UK, Dance/Romance

    A young man's attempt at a first contact with a love interest is hijacked in a most entertaining way.

    Directed by Mariana Conde

    http://ctrl-app.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/ctrlshort
    https://twitter.com/ctrlmovie

    Director Statement
    C.T.R.L is undoubtedly unconventional. Whilst it paints the p...

  • Élixir short film, 10min., Canada, Dance/Experimental

    After the recent break up of a longterm relationship, Maeve must move through nostalgia and pain to find herself again.

    Directed by Jean-Marc Abela

    Performer/Artistic Director: Elie-Anne Ross

  • ANIMAL short film, 7min., France, Dance/Experimental

    This short film is an adaption of the performance Animale (choreography by Lisie Philip, music by Laurent Tamagno). It was produced for an event in the MAMAC (the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Nice) called “la Nuit des Musées” in 2017. I perceived the show as a celebration of the vital...

  • AGAPE, 5min., Canada, Dance

    AGAPE is a short dance film loosely inspired by the film "If Beale Street Could Talk". It takes us on a journey of Black love in everyday moments through movement. It is a letter to the potential hope of life and love.

    Directed by Zoe Edwards

    Listen to podcast interview with filmmaker: https://...

  • SILENT RHYTHM, 36min., USA, Documentary / Dance

    This short documentary explores the relationship dancers have with music, especially when none of the dancers can hear the music. The Gallaudet Dance Company is home to a small dance studio that pushes the meaning of dance beyond the scope of sound. This year marked a specific turning point for t...

  • TEETER short film, 7min., Canada, Experimental Dance

    Teeter portrays a codependent relationship between two people; one of whom plays the role of supporter and caretaker whilst the other moves freely, unencumbered by their own instability. The help given is often taken without the knowledge of the person receiving it; as if an invisible safety net ...

  • INTROSPECTION, 7min., USA, Dance

    Sometimes the most beautiful moments lie within the process. INTROSPECTION is a short dance film independently produced, choreographed, directed and performed by Katharine Larson. Choreography for this project was inspired by exploring the failures and successes of relationships. People will come...

  • Naïade short film, 11min., Canada, Dance/Black & White

    Naïade is a reflection on the ways image and self-perception have changed in a post #MeToo era. What do we keep and what do we shed? Using the water as a feedback loop and the haunting music of Beatrice Deer and Jace Lasek, Naïade dives into the depths of consciousness. (Please watch the film wi...

  • EPHÉMEROS short film, 13min., Lithuania, Dance

    EPHÉMEROS - (transitory in Ancient Greek) is a dance film that subtly combines three elements - human, plant and sculpture - to create a unique world of fantasies. The temporality of being experienced in this world is inevitable - everything is temporary in relation to eternity.

    Director, Choreo...

  • THE MAZE short film, 3min., USA, Dance

    We are caged in our own thoughts, running through loopholes only to find ourselves exactly where we started. The Covid 19 Pandemic had caused most of us artists in a complete shot down but we also had the opportunity long gone, to reflect on what we are doing and what is on the horizon. We lived ...