Cinedans
Short films curated in collaboration with the Dutch dance film festival Cinedans Fest.
Cinedans
About the Dutch short film festival.
1. Peau de Chagrin / Bleu de Nuit
Director / Choreographer: Baloji
Country of production: Congo/ Belgium
Year of production: 2018
Length: 09:54
Baloji’s vibrant music video looks at Congolese pygmy wedding traditions. “I see music in colours,” Baloji says. “I have synesthesia, so whatever I do I see colours and atmosphere." The video 'Bleu de Nuit' translates, in one sense, to 'Midnight Blue', but Baloji’s interpretation of it has a more tangled meaning.
2. The Derive
Director / Choreographer: Tanin Torabi
Country of production: Iran
Year of production: 2017
Length: 07:40
A dancer moves among the people in an old bazaar in Tehran capturing the responses and reactions. The film is an exploration of social and cultural issues, as dance is prohibited in Iran.
3. Ali
Director / Choreographer: Rain Kencana
Country of production: Turkey/Germany
Year of production: 2019
Length: 13:27
Two Turkish brothers leave their father behind in his German domicile to embark on a soulful journey through their own world of childhood memories in Anatolia. They dance between this world and the beyond and reveal a dark secret. Touching short from the Jakarta born filmmaker Rain Kencana.
4. Kingdom of Men
Director / Choreographer: Sham Kwan Yin
Country of production: Hong Kong
Year of production: 2018
Length: 22:38
In this experimental short film, a group of jailers is assigned to endlessly guard an old abandoned jail. A deserter's escape has shaken the worlds of the remaining jailers: should they succumb to the powerful authority and guard the empty shell or should they pursue their freedom?
5. In Plain Sight
Director / Choreographer: Tanin Torabi
Country of production: Iran
Year of production: 2020
Length: 10:31
In plain sight is the result of months of exploring urban movements on a boulevard in Tehran, Iran. In a society where many questions and restrictions exist around the concept of ‘movement’, three performers interact with their surroundings and thus become an integral part of the flow of the city. Tanin Torabi won in 2019 the Cinedans International Student Competition with her film The Dérive.
6. She Paradise
Director / Choreographer: Maya Cozier
Country of production: Trinidad and Tobago
Year of production: 2019
Length: 14:55
A teenage girl struggles to fit into a crew of Soca backup dancers. She does not succeed at first. The crew presents her with an opportunity for friendship and escape. Her first chance on stage becomes a night of difficult choices but also possibilities for an exciting new future. A film about sisterhood, sexuality and self-discovery.
