DANCE Shorts Festival - May 24/25
New Releases
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Independent, Short Films, Special Interest
See the Full Lineup of Films:
TAEKKYON REIGN, 1min., South Korea, Music/Dance
Directed by Jaye Wynn
Taekkyeon Reign is a non-verbal music video showcasing the different forms of the South Korean Traditional martial art of Taekkyon fused with a dub-step music.
OCEANO: A PACIFIC RITUAL, 11min., USA, Dance
Directed by Murat M Eyuboglu
Filmed on the Jogasaki Coast of Japan, the choreography of Dai Matsuoka of the celebrated butoh group Sankai Juku is a meditation on the music of Paola Prestini and the verses of Pablo Neruda. The film opens with the images of the Arctic and the Antarctica captured by the Emmy-laureate Sylvestre Campe.
https://www.housesofzodiac.com/ocano
PIANO-SOLEIL, 8min., Brazil, Dance
Directed by Caio Amon
A young woman feels trapped in a claustrophobic reality. She yearns for vast and awe-inspiring landscapes, where freedom of movement and communion with nature are possible. Yet she realizes that the wondrous beauty of these natural environments is threatened by mankind’s seemingly unrelenting exploitation of Mother Earth.
OUT OF THE ASHES, 63min., USA, Dance
Directed by Karen L Charles, Ryan Melling
Out of the Ashes honors those impacted by 9/11 and asks whether we can resurrect a better way of living.
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