



Exhale
Exhale evokes reflection, letting go of anger and feelings of powerlessness. And eventually regaining confidence in your own instincts and body. With Exhale, Van der Kallen completes her 'EX trilogy', after Explore (2010) and Expose (2015).
Year
2020
Duration
6 min.
Director
Moniek van der Kallen
Choreographer
Moniek van der Kallen
Country of production
The Netherlands
Premiere
World premiere




The Soldier
We all harbour stereotypes. Sometimes we get lost in our search for ‘authenticity’ and ‘truth’. The Soldier is about uncertainties that arise from the constant perceived threat in our society. The film guides us through the minefield that is the life of the protagonist, a damaged character living in "a God-forsaken world".
Year
2020
Duration
14 min.
Director
Kristel van Issum
Martin Kers
Choreographer
Kristel van Issum
Country of production
The Netherlands
Premiere
World premiere



At Driesenerstraße, Berlin
The cameraman and dancer move around the seamstress like inconspicuous intruders. While the costume designers are at work, the movie camera starts spinning and soon the sound is in sync with that of the sewing machines. Improvised dance by Marjolein Vogels on a composition by Jasper Stadhouders, filmed by Petri Henriksson & Carlos Vasquez.
Year
2019
Duration
4 min.
Director
Carlos Vásquez
Choreographer
Marjolein Vogels
Country of production
Germany
Premiere
World premiere




Closer
A dance film about trying to connect even while being forced to be apart, created during the 2020 Corona Lockdown, with the 3rd year Urban Contemporary students of Amsterdam University of the Arts.
Year
2020
Duration
7 min.
Director
Alessio Reedijk
Heidi Vierthaler
Choreographer
Heidi Vierthaler
Country of production
The Netherlands
Premiere
World premiere




Hidden Order
The short documentary Hidden Order follows the process of creating a performance by choreographer Lukas Timulak. The piece explores a structured world, where patterns and relations take shape through dance, visual elements and music. Set design by Peter Bil'ak and light design by Yutaka Endo.
Year
2019
Duration
9 min.
Director
Lukas Timulak
Choreographer
Lukas Timulak
Country of production
The Netherlands
Premiere
No premiere




DUÆL
DUÆL explores how dance improvisation is transformed through different worlds. Do contrasting environments influence movement? The dancer experiences unexpected encounters as the borders between the natural and the artificial are blurred. Where does this journey lead him?
Year
2021
Duration
26 min.
Director
Jellie Dekker
Choreographer
Kenzo Kusuda
Country of production
The Netherlands
Premiere
World premiere




My own worst enemy
In trying to achieve something, sometimes you are your own biggest obstacle. In the short dance film My Own Worst Enemy, Jelena Kostić and film director Harrie Verbeek explore the psychological processes involved. Dancer Noëmie Wagner portrays the struggling protagonist in various symbolic situations.
Year
2020
Duration
6 min.
Director
Harrie Verbeek
Choreographer
Jelena Kostić
Country of production
The Netherlands
Premiere
No premiere
New Dutch 4
The Dutch dance film is growing in popularity with creators from various disciplines. Cinedans FEST presents, in four out-of-competition programmes, a selection of recently produced, cutting edge, Dutch short films.
This programme is accompanied by a Q&A with the makers.
Viewings
Sat 27 Mar 2021 at 15:30
Cinedans Online Hub