


Reconstruction
A man and a woman meet to reminisce about their school years together. When their adolescent memories are beginning to be awaken, a letter that she wrote back then brings up very different recollections of a school party in a hotel in 1982.
Year
2021
Duration
17 min.
Director
Pia Andell
Choreographer
Lassi Sairela
Country of production
Finland
Premiere
Dutch premiere




anamnesis
Anamnesis displays a mix of traditional and contemporary dance. Dancing along with the elements of nature as a driving force, the two women are introduced to the ideas of freedom, identity and collective memory of their homeland.
Year
2021
Duration
3 min.
Director
Evaggelia Lousioti
Choreographer
Evaggelia Lousioti
Country of production
Greece
Premiere
Dutch premiere




Foul Fish
A short dance film looking at the impact of single-use plastics in the sea. Foul Fish explores a dystopian future where land meets the sea, creating a new hybrid creature; part human, part fish, part rubbish dump.
Year
2021
Duration
6 min.
Director
Bridie Gane
Choreographer
Bridie Gane
Country of production
United Kingdom
Premiere
Dutch premiere




Snakes & Ladders
Seemingly powerless bodies roam the ruins. A body and a building open pathways of perceiving the dismantling of constructed meanings. Snakes & Ladders narrates the oscillating inner states of human bodies when confronted with the crude reality of a broken city - the city of Beirut. Co-produced by Maqamat Beit El Raqs in collaboration with Citerne.live, supported by the UNESCO within #Li_Beirut initiative
Year
2021
Duration
7 min.
Director
Nader Bahsoun
Choreographer
Yara Boustany
Country of production
Lebanon




Exaltation
A dance film about the gradual awakening of the spirit and the soul. About being — gradually ripping away from a primitive state. The Self evolving into self-consciousness. Aware of a higher order — no longer bound by the instinctive programming of the environment.
Year
2021
Duration
12 min.
Director
Sam Asaert
Choreographer
Christopher Hill
Country of production
Belgium
Premiere
Dutch premiere




Follow the Bias
Shot in the subtropical east coast region of Australia, Follow the Bias is a triptych exploring the hypnotic rhythms and patterns inspired by the everyday choreography of lawn bowls.
Year
2021
Duration
9 min.
Director
Rosie Dennis
Choreographer
Alicia Harvie
Ashleigh White
Viviane Frehner
Country of production
Australia
Premiere
World premiere




Inquiry Into Time and Perception, study #2
In this triptych, the dialogue between a flamenco dancer and two musicians reveals the intimacy, liveliness and sheer physical presence in the smallest registers of motion. The sustained power and complexity that exists in the manifestation of emotions are captured in their heightened performance, that seeks transcendence and transformation.
Year
2022
Duration
11 min.
Director
Philip Szporer
Choreographer
Aurélie Brunelle
Country of production
Canada
Premiere
World premiere




STAVROPOL
Power and loyalty are challenged in this exciting movement battle. Two teams of female dancers compete with each other in a thrilling synchronicity, culminating in a literally head to head duel. A razor-sharp dance-off between two teams of contemporary dancers.
Year
2022
Duration
4 min.
Director
Andrew Margetson
Choreographer
Irina Kononova
Country of production
Russia, United Kingdom
Premiere
World premiere
Shorts 2
A selection of the best short dance films, featuring a variety of dance styles and filmic approaches, are competing in the International Short Film Competition. Each screening will be concluded with a short Q&A with international filmmakers and guests.
Duration
90 min.
Viewings
Fri 24 Jun 2022 at 15:30
Cinema 2
&
Sat 25 Jun 2022 at 10:00
Cinedans Online Hub