



Zombies
The Belgian-Congolese director and musician Baloji takes us on a journey between hope and dystopia, in a hallucinated Kinshasa. From a nightclub to the culture of the hair salon, and to an urban parade of a campaigning dictator, the film questions our almost carnal relationship with our phones.
***This film is available only in the Netherlands
Year
2018
Duration
15 min.
Director
Baloji
Country of production
Belgium, Congo
Premiere
No premiere




The BAIT
Three characters are carried away in a frantic race. They will fight to win... but for what cause? What if all this was just a decoy? Retelling of the fable of Jiang Gong, a humble fisherman and great strategist of the Chinese Zhou dynasty (10th-3rd century BC). A universal story of the loss of identity and the renunciation of free will.
Year
2020
Duration
6 min.
Director
Chenglong Tang
Choreographer
Chenglong Tang
Country of production
France
Premiere
Dutch premiere




In Case of Revolution Break the Glass
Filmed amidst real events and protests during the recent Lebanese revolution, this portrait follows the journey of a woman's internal revolution and the colliding, contradicting emotions she carries within. In a country trying to redefine itself, she strives to find her own identity.
Year
2020
Duration
5 min.
Director
Wafa'a Celine Halawi
Rémie Maksoud
Choreographer
Wafa'a Halawi
Country of production
Lebanon
Premiere
World premiere




Tango of Longing
Tango is longing: 'a sad thought that is danced'. It reveals our most intimate stories, our deepest desires and needs, our secrets. In this animated story about the nature of tango, several characters lose themselves in dance, in search of solace or something lost.
Year
2018
Duration
5 min.
Director
Marta Szymańska
Country of production
Poland
Premiere
No premiere




I am NoBody
What do you have to give up to live as a breakdancer? To be a real B-boy? This experimental animation about street culture explores what the term 'body' actually entails, through dance, spoken word and animation. It is clear that we are more than just our physical form.
Year
2018
Duration
2 min.
Director
Philip Rachid
Choreographer
Dusty Abdullah
Country of production
United Arab Emirates
Premiere
Dutch premiere




Ali
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.
Year
2019
Duration
13 min.
Director
Rain Kencana
Country of production
Germany, Turkey
Premiere
Dutch premiere



Taxi!
A wild three-minute ride of frantic movements and New York City-madness, in which a man who is very late for work, gets stuck on a bridge in traffic. A wild romp through the city ensues. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey – especially for this man.
Year
2019
Duration
3 min.
Director
Celia Rowlson-Hall
Choreographer
Celia Rowlson-Hall
Or Schraiber
Country of production
United States
Premiere
No premiere




BUT FIRST...
'Coffee literally changes the way we see, think and interact with other people.' This short film by filmmaker Erin Brown Thomas and choreographer Mike Esperanza shows what they mean by that, in atmospheric black and white, using three dancers.
Year
2018
Duration
5 min.
Director
Erin Brown Thomas
Choreographer
Mike Esperanza
Country of production
United States
Premiere
Dutch premiere




Dance, little chick
Eight-year-old Louise and her young mother Marianne are usually very close. But on a fest-noz, a traditional Breton dancing festivity, Louise senses something unsettling in the air. Feeling lost, she withdraws. She has to discover dancing to find a way in and let go.
***This film is available only in the Netherlands
Year
2017
Duration
13 min.
Director
Clémence Dirmeikis
Choreographer
Jonathan Le Guennec
Lucie Germon
Country of production
France
Premiere
Dutch premiere
Shorts 1
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. The programme is accompanied by a Q&A with the makers.
Viewings
Fri 26 Mar 2021 at 10:30
Cinedans Online Hub