Project Detail

Night Dancing

Synopsis

Every night, Bob is transfixed by the vision of a woman dancing outside his window; every morning, he struggles to make sense of it. The line between a leap (of faith) and a pas de deux grows increasingly fine as the dance beckons.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Short Cuts - World premiere

Details

Year: 2016
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 6 mins
Director: Barney Cokeliss
Producer: Barney Cokeliss
Editor: Marco Perez
Screenwriter: Barney Cokeliss
Director of Photography: Philippe Kress
Production Designer: Andreea Ghergel
Sound: Ben Leeves
Composer: Anné Kulonen
Principal cast: Jason Thorpe, Louise Tanoto, Jacob Ingram-Dodd, Alister Cameron

Genre

Music Drama Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Paddington Pictures Ltd

Barney Cokeliss

info@barneycokeliss.com

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