Archive for the ‘Low/No Budget’ Category

Jeannette Ginslov, Scotland, 2009

CoNCrEte reveals our ever changing responses to the environment, relationships and events that result in a display of emotions and affordances. CoNCrEte amplifies the emotional and kinaesthetic using Douglas Rosenberg’s “carnivorous camera”, the close-up and de-familiarization, post modern dance choreographic strategies, concrete authentic emotions and the haptic.

Elena TaJo, USA, 2009

Part tribute to comedian/activist Cho, part backstage documentary, this genre-bender mixes rehearsal footage, stills from a make-over photo shoot, clips from Cho’s stand-up routines and performance footage – all to music by Steve Elson.

Andrea Mendonça & Ilana Elkis, Brazil, 2009

In a place that falls into ruins, like stains of a war, the concrete, the rough, the bitter and the delicate are seen in the agony of a person who still lives.

Kristen Mangione,  USA, 2009

The human presence – camera and dancer – follow nature’s lead in this exploration. Our focus is drawn to blades of grass, rushing water, each joint of a woman’s arms – and the brief solo of a winged insect dancing on the lens of the camera.