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Synopsis
With movement inspired by Merce Cunningham's iconic piece "50 Looks," a group of dancers move together through a vast landscape seemingly plucked from an alternate future. Just as changing light infiltrates the choreography, so do 35mm negative manipulations, compelling the dancers to engage with forces beyond time.
Festivals
SELECTIONS
FIFA - Festival International du Film sur l'Art, Canada, 2024
Regard - Festival International du Court Métrage au Saguenay, Canada, 2024
Director: Mistaya Hemingway, Kaveh Nabatian
Script: Mistaya Hemingway, Erin Flynn, Isabelle Poirier
Performers: Erin Flynn, Mistaya Hemingway, Isabelle Poirier, Isabelle Poirier, Bernard Martin, Bernard Martin, Lucie Gregoire, Raul Human, Diego Cervantes, James Viveiros, James Viveiros, Juliette Bégin
DOP: Simran Dewan
Sound: Stéphane Barsalou
Editing: Claude Lemay
Sound design: Sacha Ratcliffe
Music: Kaveh Nabatian
Production: Pixel Project
Version
Original without dialogue
Format
16:9/Stereo, 5.1, 7.1
35mm, DCP, Pro Res
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Mistaya Hemingway is a freelance dancer, filmmaker and choreographer living in Montreal. Kaveh is an Iranian-Canadian artist whose evocative filmmaking has brought to life stories from the margins of society and across the world.
