Shorts 4: Interventions
Cinedans 2026: Shorts 4: Interventions
Confronting systems and politics, heteropatriarchy, the absurdity of life, shame and the gaze of others, these films present personal and collective acts of intervention that seek solidarity and a renewed sense of freedom.
Moving from emotional limbo after social suppression to unsettling twerking, deliberate acts of failure and chaotic climaxes, the screen becomes a space for narratives of resistance that are both disruptive and empowering.
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
Inhale (Dir/Chor: Lagha Ghavam, Mohsen Pouryousefian | IR | 2025 | 7' | Dutch Premiere)
A motionless woman appears across domestic and global tableaux morts. Through the passage of time and seasons, her quiet resistance to oppression is gradually revealed.
Flores del otro Patio (Dir: Jorge Cadena | CH, CO | 2023 | 16')
In northern Colombia, a group of queer activists use extravagant performative actions to denounce the disastrous exploitation of the country's largest coal mine.
Going on Strike (Dir: Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin | CA | 2025 | 14' | Dutch Premiere)
A celebration of solidarity in protest and the strength of a group in revolt.
Fear (Dir/Chor: Karel López | NL | 2025 | 3’)
A film about the fear of embracing one's true way of moving.
Interruption (Dir/Chor: Dk Fash | GB | 2025 | 6' | Dutch Premiere)
A surreal tribe of beings embarks on a journey of unravelling transformation through movement, questioning who we become under the gaze of others.
YES! (Dir: Madli Lääne | Chor: Raido Mägi | EE | 2024 | 3' | Dutch Premiere)
Should we push ourselves into a box, or shall we dare to be wrong? YES! invites to rethink success, conformity, and the quiet cost of constant striving.
Boléro (Dir: Nans Laborde-Jourdàa | FR | 2023 | 20')
Fran returns to his hometown to visit his mother. Following the jerky rhythm of Boléro, this journey will lead him and the whole village to a joyfully chaotic climax
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Length
85 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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