Projects in genres: Dance

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"Only when I was singing did I feel loved...to sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming." In this experimental film, Maria Callas is transfigured in recordings of different performances - Norma, Tosca and Medea. The film is composed as an audio-visual ICONOSTASIS (a wall of icons) of different archive formats and newly shot footage. MARIA is a transcendent experimental vision of an icon, artist and woman.

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A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, tries to find Memory in the streets, but the city can be a hostile place. Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2023 Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024 - International Competition

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A call-to-action short film that uses verbatim dialogue from disabled actors told from their lived experiences. The film unfolds through vignettes of the main characters, as we watch them smash stereotypes and reveal societal barriers, whilst breaking the fourth wall to reveal their inner most thoughts.

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In Accra, Ghana - a group of young men have formed a brotherhood rooted in a unique combination of acrobatics, dance and fire breathing. In lack of access to any formal training, they have developed their skills through internet tutorials and relentless practice sessions starting at 5am every morning. This troupe of highly-skilled performers have come to represent strength and positivity to their community, especially the youngsters they train and support with their earnings. They call themselves The Dragon Boys. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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In reverence to the British paintings that watch over her from inside a desolate stately home, a young Pakistani girl aspires to become the perfect upper-class lady.

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Music from central Africa is used to modify the size of black and white squares which cover the whole screen and change 25 times each second.

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An immersive audio-driven film that asks you to listen. Why is it that BPoC communities in the UK do not feel like they belong in the outdoors? The film is based on audio interviews taken from a group of BPoC women outdoor activists who are changing the story.

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When a disabled, unemployed mechanic is prejudicially denied the chance of applying for a job he’s best fit for, we’re taken on a musical journey of 80's Disco & Ballroom, through his anger and frustration (alongside his disabled peers) calling for access and change.

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A mixed media video art and music piece combining visual art, graphic design, music, poetry, film and field recordings. The piece is an examination of a traumatic event documented in real time through creative expression.

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Entirely hand-painted frame-by-frame from 1,300 individual oil paintings handmade and animated by the director, Em Cooper's music video for The Beatles explores the space between dreaming and wakefulness. An official music video promoting the 2022 remix of The Beatles' album Revolver. Official Selection Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2023 - Winner Jury Award for a Commissioned Film

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BECOMING PLANT follows six dancers who participate in a therapeutic group experiment with psychedelics, while temporarily ‘living’ together on the demilitarised industrial site. While they are subjected to the plant’s consciousness and to each other’s presence, they perform a choreography, aligning their naked bodies with each other and with the architectural ruins. The film serves as a catalyst to discuss wider social and relational issues such as science, spirituality, psychiatry, healing, healthcare and the problems of collective depression and trauma resulting from living in the age of Late Capitalism. Featuring a specially composed soundtrack by London based electronic musician and visual artist Gaika.

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Two young soldiers across enemy lines fall in love and find escape from their oppressive environments in this musical drama. Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2023