Project Detail

A Screen Test for an Adaptation of Giselle

Synopsis

A screen test for an adaptation of the ballet 'Giselle' as an ecofeminist thriller. Reimagined in a near-future, where Giselle and her friends have moved on from a failed metropolis to her mother’s rural village to “reset society”. An invasion of their successful community sets off a contamination of their new ecosystem with old power dynamics. Giselle’s death emerges as an investigation into mutability and multiplicity as a strategy for escape. (FIAC Brochure)
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2020 - Bright Future - International premiere

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 min
Director
Cécile B. Evans
Producer
Cécile B. Evans
Screenwriter
Cécile B. Evans
Director of Photography
Cécile B. Evans, Deepa Keshvala
Sound
Sound Design: Joe Namy
Composer
Joe Namy, Mati Gavriel, Paul Purgas
Principal cast
Alexandrina Hemsley, Rebecca Root, Viktoria Modesta, Lily McMenamy
Hair Artist
Simon Tuckwell
Make Up Artist
Billie McKenzie

Production Status

Production Company

A Cécile B. Evans project with support of Balmain, Paris

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