Project Detail

Horse (Sirens)

Synopsis

A found fragment of Alla Nazimove dancing in Salome (1922) was the starting point of this collaboration with dancer Ino Riga. HORSE (SIRENS) looks at the act of storytelling, performance and recalled experience. Ostensibly a pas de deux, it narrates a navigation of the self, the fragmentation of memory and time travel from past and present.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
7 min 15 sec
Format
digital
Director
Harriet Hedden
Producer
Harriet Hedden
Co-Producer
Harriet Hedden
Executive Producer
Harriet Hedden
Editor
Harriet Hedden
Screenwriter
Harriet Hedden
Principal cast
Ino Riga

Production Status

Production Company

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