Trailer
This film will be presented during the event La Nuit de la danse on March 21, 2024 at Théâtre Outremont.
Six dancers seek to understand the weight of the gaze of others and its influence on our bodies, expressions, choices, and actions. In the strange possibility of our self-destruction, the film questions, through the witness effect, our capacity for resistance and resilience.
Six dancers seek to understand the weight of the gaze of others and its influence on our bodies, expressions, choices, and actions. In the strange possibility of our self-destruction, the film questions, through the witness effect, our capacity for resistance and resilience.
Director | Alexandra Landé, George Allister |
Codirection | Patrick Boivin, Frédérique Dumas |
Mentor in the direction | Marlene Millar, Ja James Britton Johnson |
Frame | William Mackenzie |
Script | Alexandra Landé |
Director of Photography | Patrick Boivin |
Production | Vidéo Company |
Production Manager | Florence Cardinal-Tang, Marc-André Bougie |
Executive Production | Ebnfloh Dance Company |
Artistic Direction | Alexandra Landé |
Artistic director's assistant | Frédérique Dumas |
Make Up Artist | Mlle Geri |
Editing | Patrick Boivin, Marie Alexandra Stow, Emilie Laferriere, George Allister |
Colorization | Patrick A. Boivin |
Choreography | Alexandra Landé |
Cast | Jean-Edouard Pierre-Toussaint, Alexandre Philippe-Beaudoin, James-Lee Joseph, Elie-Anne Ross, Kosi Eze, Jaleesa Coligny, Ja James Britton Johnson |
Concept | Richard Shash'u St Aubin |
Cinematographer | John Tenorio |
Music | Richard Shash'u St-Aubin |
Costumes | Ely Balcazo, Frédérique Dumas, Nindy Banks |
Rehearser | Nindy Banks, Christina Paquette |
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Production
Alexandra Landé
Available in French only
Chorégraphe montréalaise et figure majeure de la danse hip-hop au Québec, c’est en 2005 que ‘Spicey’ débute sa carrière de chorégraphe. Sa passion pour cet art nait dans les années 80 alors qu’elle est toute petite. La relation symbiotique qu’elle entretient avec la danse et la culture Hip-Hop dans son travail chorégraphique constitue l’essence de sa signature artistique.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Chorégraphe montréalaise et figure majeure de la danse hip-hop au Québec, c’est en 2005 que ‘Spicey’ débute sa carrière de chorégraphe. Sa passion pour cet art nait dans les années 80 alors qu’elle est toute petite. La relation symbiotique qu’elle entretient avec la danse et la culture Hip-Hop dans son travail chorégraphique constitue l’essence de sa signature artistique.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Patrick Boivin
Patrick is a Director, Cinematographer and Musician based in Montreal. He is a co-founder of VideoCompany, a multimedia design & production studio, specializing in creative direction, documentary, cinematic storytelling and projection design for live performance and beyond. At the intersection between arts and commercial spaces, VideoCompany frequently collaborates with independent artists, Canada’s leading arts organizations and international brands. Visit www.videocompany.ca to see some of their work. Patrick has released music on Bella Union Records with his duo, The Beat Escape, and independently with his trio, Dawn to Dawn.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
George Allister
George is a Director, Producer and Editor based in Montreal. He is a co-founder of VideoCompany, a multimedia design & production studio, specializing in creative direction, documentary, cinematic storytelling and projection design for live performance and beyond.
At the intersection between arts and commercial spaces, VideoCompany frequently collaborates with independent artists, Canada’s leading arts organizations and international brands. Visit www.videocompany.ca to see some of their work.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
At the intersection between arts and commercial spaces, VideoCompany frequently collaborates with independent artists, Canada’s leading arts organizations and international brands. Visit www.videocompany.ca to see some of their work.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team