Festival Premiere Screening
Cut Me Summa Dat Noise, 2024, United States, 6 min
Directed by Cara Hagan
Produced by Jeanette Bonner
Choreography by Cara Hagan, Margaret Morrison, and Cast
Dancing by Deborah Mitchell, Margaret Morrison, Lisa LaTouche, Alexis Robbins, Adante Power, Kyleigh Vickars, Rae Walsh, Dawn Drake, Usman Salahuddin, Minerva Johnson, Jackie Coleman, Cara Hagan
"Cut Me Summa Dat Noise" celebrates the rhythms of everyday life through the eyes of a neighborhood matriarch who sets the tone for a new day with the beat of her own heart. As the neighborhood comes to life, people of all ages unite in a joyous cacophony of sound that illuminates the connections between them as members of a vibrant and diverse community in rhythm.
Shared Breath, 2023, Canada, 8 min
Directed by Damian Siqueiros
Produced by Mariya Moneva
Featuring Sinha Dance
Dancing by Emmanuelle Martin, Citlali Germé-Trevino, Amélia Lamanque, Olivia Jaen Flores
Music by Of Sound Mind and Body
Cinematography by Max Machado
Original concept & choreography by Roger Sinha
Art Director by Damian Siqueiros
"Shared Breath" is a short film inspired by a dance piece of the same name. Four dancers wear square skirt-like structures attached to their waists, symbolizing the socially defined shape of their personal spaces. The characters whirl tirelessly within the beautiful, but restrictive forms, such as modern-day dervishes, and add dynamic curves and flows to the rigid straight lines. Defying distance and absence of touch, striving for contact, they break free eventually, all within one shared breath. The film is a soul-stirring reminder of our essential need for touch and connection.
Spoken Movement Family Honour, 2025, United Kingdom, 10 min
Directed by Daniel Gurton
Produced by Harriet Thomas
Choreography by Kwame Asafo-Adjei
Featuring Spoken Movement
Dancing by Kwame Asafo-Adjei, Catrina Nisbett
Music Composed by Ben Nobuto
Cinematography by Henry Gill
Edited by Emilie Orsini, Sakky Barnor
In a British-Ghanaian household bound by tradition and religion, a young girl lives under the oppressive control of her abusive father. At the family dinner table, heated arguments reveal the deep rift between them as they confront the scars of their shared history. AUDIENCE WARNING: This film references domestic violence and may be unsuitable for some viewers.
APXH (beginning), 2023, Switzerland, 9 min
Directed by Maja Zimmerlin
Produced by Maja Zimmerlin, Sarah Möller
Choreography by Maja Zimmerlin
Dancing by Aurore Allo, Kritonas Anastasopoulos, Manuel Lindner, Wibke Storkan, Maja Zimmerlin
Filmmaker: Johan Planefeldt
Costumes by Clara Fee Stürzl
Music, Sound Design & Mixing by Elisa Arciniegas Pinilla
In the beginning there was a complete nothing: a nothing in which nothing existed. The smallest particle, a cell, a grain of sand. Merging, crystallizing, forming shapes. When light and dark intermingled, who could fathom the being and becoming? And when only to be seen was a swath of fog swirling, a wide horizon became apparent. A first breath, endlessly recurring, gave its weight to the waves, and against the wind. The continuity of duplication and division, forming life in tenderness and timeless trust.
Alma Luz, 2025, United States, 4 min
Directed by Heidi Duckler
Produced by Heidi Duckler Dance
Choreography by Heidi Duckler
Dancing by Marissa Brown, Colleen Loverde, Joseph Stevens
Inspired by the emotive words of Clarice Lispector's poem, My Soul Has the Weight of Light, "Alma Luz" illuminates the immaterial weight of the human condition—the weight of an unspoken word, the fleeting touch of a look and the fragile, ethereal essence of the soul itself.
Moving Through, 2025, Poland, 1 min
Directed by Kacper Bozek, Aleksandra Kus
Choreography by Aleksandra Kuś
A dancer moves through an urban space, blending the art of dance with the dynamics of the cityscape and nature. Her movements flow seamlessly with the surroundings, creating a harmonious narrative of freedom, expression, and the connection between humans, the city, and the natural world. Each gesture and step highlights the contrast between reality and imagination. Time constantly chases her, confined within 60 seconds. Every shot offers a moment to reflect on how movement can be interpreted as a metaphor for the rush of life.
The Ballad of a Home, 2025, United States, 8 min
Directed by Keely Song, Robert Machoian
Choreography by Keely Song
Dancing by Kristina Hanna, Jeffrey Louizia
Written by Robert Machoian
Description coming soon.
Cimetre, 2024, France, 7 min
Directed by Jacob Londry Bonkian, Djibril Ouattara
Choreography by Djibril Ouattara
Featuring Ankata Next Generation
Dancing by Salif Bamogo, Abdoul Kader Derra, Ousmane Diallo, Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, Melanie Sanon, Boune Rahim Sanou, Karidiatou Sanou, Sylvie Dalia Sanou
Cinematography by Jacob Londry Bonkian
Artistic Direction by Clotilde Rullaud
Compositing, calibration by Stéphane Jarreau
"Cimetre" takes viewers deep into the vibrant heart of Bobo-Dioulasso’s popular neighborhoods, where life pulses on every street corner. This poetic and sensory immersion explores the essence of the cimetre, a six-meter social perimeter around homes where tradition, modernity, and solidarity intertwine.
From the first light of dawn to the fiery celebrations of night, the Saint-Étienne district becomes a living tapestry of artisans, merchants, children, and dancers. Guided by cinematic storytelling, this music video celebrates the collective energy of a tightly-knit community while raising a universal question: how can we preserve connection and compassion in an increasingly individualistic world?
Through vivid dance scenes, striking contrasts between tradition and modernity, and evocative symbols like the communal mirror, Cimetre captures the hidden beauty of the ordinary. A woman in a red satin dress in a garage, a dancer in white moving through a bath of black ink—each detail highlights the duality and richness of these neighborhoods. Straddling modern influences and deep-rooted heritage, this film transcends music to present an intimate, universal portrait of a world where conviviality becomes an act of resistance.
Motherhood , 2024, United States, 3 min
Produced and Directed by Nicole Spring
Choreography by Stephanie Kim
Dancing by Stephanie Kim
Music Composed by Sami Freeman
Filmmaker: Steven Fadellin
Written by Nicole Spring
In the light of dawn she awakens in her nest, one baby under her wing, the other two in search of food.
Echo, 2024, United States, 13 min
Directed by Anthony Morigerato
Produced by Anthony Morigerato, David Spadora
Choreography and Dancing by John Michael Fiumara
Featuring Peter Francis James
Written by Makayla Ryan, Anthony Morigerato
JP is faced with a no-win decision as a consequence of decisions made long ago.
Y, 2024, Poland, 1 min
Directed by Zuza Marczak
Dancing by Nikola Palej
Music by Konrad Juszczyszyn
Edited by Zuza Marczak
Written by Zuza Marczak
Set Assistant by Mateusz Wuj
Close your eyes. You have a minute. It’s a lot and not enough. Breathe. Ask your roommate, who is an actress, to help you. 50 seconds. Arrange a barter with a friend who will be able to make music in exchange for logos. 45 seconds. There are two ways to do things quickly: short & sweet or quick & dirty and that’s always too dirty, too late, and too quick. But don’t worry, you have time. 30 seconds. Run….. a love letter to DIY films.
Fuga Y Misterio, 2024, United States, 4 min
Produced and Directed by Martin and Facundo Lombard
Choreography and Dancing by Martin and Facundo Lombard
Description coming soon.
Juno & Sensei, 2024, Netherlands, 7 min
Directed by Tom Gera
Produced by Hannah Padding
Choreography by Lo Walther Boer
Featuring The Movers Amsterdam
Dancing by Jorge Nozal, Masao Parris
Written by Tom Gera
When an aging dancer's mentorship turns to jealousy, his young protégé's talent for mirroring ignites a dazzling duel of reality-bending choreography, blurring the line between creation and destruction.