Short Docs 1: Soft Confrontations
Cinedans 2026: Short Docs 1: Soft Confrontations
A program that highlights the power of vulnerability and an ingenious and gentle approach to confronting some of the most important issues of our time.
A group of factory workers resists by slowing down their production movements, elderly residents reconcile with old age through dance, an old man confronts the colonial past in a deforested rubber estate, and women face ancestral trauma and gender inequality by embracing nature.
For the first time, Cinedans presents the International Short Docs Competition. Addressing some of the most pressing matters of our times. 12 films from 11 countries use the moving body to bring urgency, reflection and emotional immediacy to the big screen.
The program is accompanied by a Q&A with the makers present.
Programme
Obstructions (Dir: Paul Heintz | Chor: Emma Gioia | FR | 2025 | 20' | Dutch Premiere)
A group of workers gathers in an occupied factory to create a choreography inspired by archival material from “slowdown” strikes.
Our Hands (Dir: Josiane Roberge | CA | 2025 | 16' | Dutch Premiere)
In this tender exploration of old age, a dance artist enters a home for the elderly, sharing movement, play and conversation with its residents.
Latex Labyrinth (Dir: Wey Yinn Teo | Chor: Austin Goh | MY, SG | 2025 | 13' | Dutch Premiere)
An old man slips into the colonial past, carried by an old folk song and the endless rhythm of rubber tapping.
Warrior Women (Dir: Lotte van Raalte | MX | 2023 | 12')
An empowering portrait of women confronting ancestral trauma and gender inequality through nature, embodiment, and voice.
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Length
79 min.
Event language
English
Part of
Cinedans 2026
Cinedans FEST returns to Eye with a rich and international film programme that brings together the beauty of dance and the power of film!
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