Project Detail

Why Don't You Dance?

Synopsis

In front of his house, in between furniture and traces of his past life, a man waits. A young couple arrives and awkward, superficial conversation takes place, but the unlikely threesome experience something deeper, something emotional. The strange encounter ends in a dance of unexpressed loneliness and despair.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
22mins
Format
35mm
Director
Marius Olteanu
Producer
Michelle Eastwood
Editor
Alexandru Radu
Screenwriter
Marius Olteanu, Raymond Carver
Director of Photography
Felix Wiedemann
Production Designer
Jessica Sinclair
Sound
Susannah Lawrence
Composer
Stuart Earl
Principal cast
Sean Campion, Natasha Barrero, Sam Curtis

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Production Status

Production Company

National Film and TV School

Station Rd
Beaconsfield HP9 1LG
UK

festivals@nfts.co.uk

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