Double Bill: Part 1. Stories and feelings expressed in different art forms; dance, movement, sound and music, collage, and animation.

A POEM FOR GISELLE, A POEM FOR A PEASANT
Dirs: Diana Mackena Mora Cespedes & Camilo Correa Costa
Germany 9mins

Through the reconstruction of memory and reinterpretation of the classical ballet “Giselle,” Diana develops a message of solidarity with Bolivian peasants of the North Potosí, thereby illuminating the impact of racism in a postcolonial global society and mending her own connection with her lineage and personal identity.
Experimental. Dance. UK Premiere.

BLINKERED
Dir: Patrick Carelsz
Netherlands 8mins

“Blinkered” is a short dance film in the psychological drama genre. The young woman advocates for equality and inspires people with her subtle dance. When she faces danger from a companion, she fights for her safety, however is her action justified?
Experimental. Dance. UK Premiere.

BY THE SEA
Dir: Edd Arnold
UK 5mins

The ocean offers a lesson in organic movement – untamed, and a continual source of inspiration. Yet, mankind’s relationship with the ocean threatens to clog the world’s waterways – with waste and pollutants that destabilize the fragile ecosystem below. Edd Arnold explores the relationship between humans and the ocean through dance – an ode to the majesty of our waters, and our responsibility to protect them. Set to violinist Anna Phoebe’s hymn to the sea, featuring the ethereal Trans Voices choir, two dancers intertwine at the water’s edge, tumbling across the sand towards the waves. Turning and weaving through one another and the water, the dancers are transformed to become a part of the swell.
Experimental. Dance.

CORNERBOY
Dir: Kai Kurve
Germany 6mins

A bad guy gets possessed by a fly which confronts him with his own personality and wrong doings. This narrative is wrapped up in a short expressive and experimental dance short film.
Experimental. Dance.

PRECIPICE
Dir: Jessica Gomula-Kruzic
USA 5mins

At the edge of a waterfall, two dancers merge as the river does when it meets the ocean, once separate, now inseparable.
Experimental. Dance. European Premiere.

REBIRTH
Dir: Olivia Burgess
USA 11mins

An avant-garde ballerina expresses her appreciation of her body whilst pregnant, and the opportunity for her self-being to heal from past trauma. With vivid visuals through a black and white lens we hear the frank voiceover of her sharing her thought.
Dance. Autobiographical. European Premiere.

SMASHED
Dirs: Federica Marchese & Michael J. Munoz
Italy 5mins

A creative mind puffing on a marijuana pipe looking for inspiration embarks on a psychedelic journey around the surrealistic empty streets of Venice Italy.
Experimental. Dance. UK Premiere.

SOULS FOR SALE
Dir: Jurijs Saule
Germany 7mins

Inside the mind of a dancer that struggles with her both identities, which makes her feel like in a cage.
Experimental. Dance. UK Premiere.