Project Detail

Ghost Dance

Name: Ghost Dance
Director: Emilia Izquierdo
Genre: Experimental, Human Rights, Music, Woman Director, Dance
Released: 2019
Duration: 5 mins

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Synopsis

Using as base Thomas Edison’s 1894 filming of the Sioux American Indian ‘Ghost Dance’, the piece explores dance as a form of resistance against the imposition of foreign powers, using footage of the Sioux dancing against the white settlers in North America and protest dances in other locations including Gaza, South Africa and Peru.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Experimenta Strand

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 5 mins
Format: Hand drawn animation and archival footage
Director: Emilia Izquierdo
Producer: Emilia Izquierdo
Editor: Emilia Izquierdo
Director of Photography: Emilia Izquierdo
Production Designer: Emilia Izquierdo
Sound: Emilia Izquierdo
Animations: Emilia Izquierdo

Genre

Experimental Human Rights Music Woman Director Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Emilia Izquierdo

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