



Regained Bathers
Through the theme of the bather, the traditional representation of the female nude is interrogated. In a collaborative process of reappropriation of the female body, the models become the actors and choose what to give to the artist and the audience.
Year
2019
Duration
13 min.
Director
Ludivine Large-Bessette
Choreographer
Lou Cantor
Ludivine Large-Bessette
Marie Barbottin
Marie-Laure Caradec
Mathieu Calmelet
Pauline Brottes
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



Covert
Covert elaborates the idea of a ‘space between’, in which the focus of engagement is determined by the dynamics between the movements of the dancers: towards and away from the camera.
Year
2019
Duration
6 min.
Director
Lilian Graça
Choreographer
Lilian Graça
Country of production
Brazil
Premiere
Dutch premiere




Breath
Air flows into bodies as bodies flow into water, roll through sand, leap through air. Seen from an aerial viewpoint, a group of five dancers move to the rhythm of breathing – is it earth itself? Their bodies connect and dissolve in a sensuous tribute to the origin of existence.
Year
2018
Duration
4 min.
Director
Thomas Delord
Maja Zimmerlin
Choreographer
Maja Zimmerlin
Country of production
Greece
Premiere
Dutch premiere




Le Faune
Le Faune is a fantasy world on film, based on the ballet L’après-midi d’un Faune (1912) by Vaslav Nijinsky and Claude Debussy. Nijinsky's original style, rectangular and with slightly sexually tinted movements, caused commotion amongst the audience and press. In his film Le Faune, just like Nijinski, Joseph Simon incorporates new influences to the code of ballet and has created an enchanting dance-film about voyeurism, intimacy and sexuality.
Year
2018
Duration
10 min.
Director
Joseph Simon
Choreographer
Joseph Simon
Country of production
The Netherlands
Premiere
No premiere



Mami Origami
For Mami Origami, filmmaker Marites Carino was inspired by the complexity of Japanese origami art. The film addresses themes such as transformation and the multi-layered, complicated nature of being.
Year
2018
Duration
7 min.
Director
Marites Carino
Choreographer
Emmanuelle Lê Phan
Country of production
Canada
Premiere
No premiere




LADIA
Inspired by female superheroes like Lara Croft and Nadia Comăneci, LADIA explores themes of effort, pain and exhaustion. It portrays the struggle of many contemporary women who have to constantly overcome themselves while hiding the scars of their fight.
Year
2018
Duration
7 min.
Director
Alvaro Congosto
Choreographer
Sandra Kramerova
Country of production
Slovakia, Spain, United States
Premiere
No premiere




downriver
A group of people emerges from the water. They try to work against the current of the river and the crowd of people in the city, but surrender to the flow and are washed ashore. Going with the flow or against it, resistance and devotion manifest as a basic instinct. A strategy of survival.
Year
2020
Duration
10 min.
Director
Andrea Boll
Choreographer
Andrea Boll
Country of production
Switzerland
Premiere
Dutch premiere




Competing for Sunlight: Ash
Not too long and the ash tree will be extinct on the European continent. A fungus has taken over this part of the world and infected almost all the trees. Dagmar Dachauer was inspired by the sad fate of the European ash and linked the story to a personal loss in her own life.
Year
2018
Duration
4 min.
Director
Dagmar Dachauer
Choreographer
Dagmar Dachauer
Knut Vikström Precht
Country of production
Austria
Premiere
No premiere
Shorts 4
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 guests and filmmakers.