Shorts 2: Crossing Thresholds
Cinedans 2026: Shorts 2: Crossing Thresholds
Crossing from winter to spring and moving through aquatic and terrestrial mythologies, this screening of the International Short Film Competition evokes the sensation of standing on the threshold of a new world.
The presence of whales and chimpanzees, Japanese Ama drivers and ghosts of the past compose a dance that is at once mystical, breathtaking and liberating.
The International Short Film Competition brings together the best and most recent dance films from around the world, with 29 films from 26 countries competing for the Cinedans Jury Award and the Cinedans Encouragement Award.
The program is accompanied by a Q&A with the makers present.
Programme
Baleines (Dir: Sylvain Dufayard | Chor: Mossoux Nicole, Patrick Bonté | BE | 2024 | 8' | Dutch Premiere)
The camera moves between the bodies of four women, who maintain a strange verticality despite their immersion in the ocean.
A Dying Tree (Dir: Vincent René-Lortie | Chor: Charles-Alexis Desgagnés | CA | 2025 | 16' | Dutch Premiere)
An office worker encounters the mysterious gaze of a chimpanzee and makes an irreversible decision.
TEM PO RA RY (Dir: Anna Guseva | Chor: Anastasia Peshkova | RU | 2024 | 7' | Dutch Premiere)
Within the walls of the iconic Dom Radio in Saint Petersburg, a woman dances through multiple periods of the building’s history, encountering ghosts of the past.
Imagine Ocean (Dir: Jiekai Liao | Chor: Angela Liong | SG, JP | 2023 | 18' | Dutch Premiere)
Imagine Ocean blends Hindu mythology and human stories with a rich soundscape, reflecting on our changing environment.
Winterreise (Dir/Chor: Shenming Xiao, Yimeng Wang | CN | 2025 | 19' | Dutch Premiere)
A young woman awakens in winter to search for spring.
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Length
80 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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