How To Dance
Synopsis
HOW TO DANCE searches for forms of expression that exist beyond the verbal, asking what kinds of truths, refusals, and desires can be conveyed through the physical.
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 10:00
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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Aileen Ye
- Editor
- Aileen Ye
- Director of Photography
- Rui Jiang Ong
- Principal cast
- Jordan Achiano
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
aileenye@outlook.com
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