Dance Camera West 2021
OVID is proud to present the entirety of this year's Dance Camera West Festival. This selection of films ranges from full-length documentaries to experimental shorts. Dance Camera West aims to foster groundbreaking talent and to encourage new work in the area of dance film by supporting creation, presentation and distribution of films. DCW presents an annual international festival held at renowned arts venues throughout Los Angeles, as well as informative and educational events throughout the year in person and virtually, to bring dance beyond the stage through the language of film. Enjoy!
Check out DCW 2022's festival here.
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L'AMOUR! - Swivel
Directed by Lois Norman • Documentary • 2021 • 6 minutes
Swivel is a short gender fluid dance story by Award winning director Lois Norman, starring the trailblazing Iron&Sparks.
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L'AMOUR! - Winter Grew Cold
Directed by Cati Jean and Desi Jevon • Documentary • 2021 • 6 minutes
A reminisce of a man's true love that got away before taking his last breath.
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New Inspiration - Floor Falls
Directed by Jennifer Paterson, Lewis Gourlay, Abby Warrilow • Documentary • 2021 • 3 minutes
Floor Falls is a collaboration between award winning film makers Lewis Gourlay and Abby Warrilow of Cagoule and aerial dance choreographer Jennifer Paterson of All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, featur...
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New Inspiration - A Hard Day's Night
Directed by Benjamin Hoffman, Mathieu Mondoulet • Documentary • 2021 • 4 minutes
This film is a two-way street between architecture and modern dance. It was shot in the very famous Jean Daladier abandoned houses in Burgundy, France with the wonderful dancer and choreographer Thibaut Eiferman for...
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New Inspiration - Hofesh Shechter's Clowns
Directed by Hofesh Shechter • Documentary • 2021 • 28 minutes
Hofesh Shechter's Clowns is a dance film that plays out a macabre comedy of murder and desire, asking how far we will go in the name of entertainment. Directed, choreographed and composed by Hofesh Shechter, it combines bold, exhilara...
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New Inspiration - Pas De Quoi
Directed by Paulo Filipe Monteiro • Documentary • 2021 • 11 minutes
A ferryboat. A meeting between two souls. Hurdles and shadows keep being overcome until the end. Bodies always striving to breathe along the way.
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New Inspiration - Waters Into Wilderness
Directed by Quinn Wharton • Documentary • 2021 • 4 minutes
A short dance film looking at the impact of community space when its not filled with the community. Featuring LED, choreographed by Lauren Edson, Danced by Brett Perry, and music by Andrew Stensaas.
