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Black Island

Black Island is a meditative dance film where nature and mankind exists on equal terms. Together with Matthew Bournes melancholic soundscapes we follow a lonely woman on physical journey. The film was recorded on the Faroe Islands

  • Helena Franzén
    Director
    Happy Hour, Tammi
  • Håkan Jelk
    Director
    Happy Hour, Tammi
  • Jelk / Franzén
    Director
  • Helena Franzén
    Writer
  • Håkan Jelk
    Writer
  • Håkan Jelk
    Producer
  • Helena Franzén
    Producer
  • Helena Franzén
    Key Cast
    "Plupp"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Faroe Islands
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Stockholm Dance Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    December 10, 2016
    December 10, 2016
  • Torshavn Film Festival
    Torshavn
    Faroe Islands
    February 17, 2017
    Sweden
Distribution Information
  • FRANZÉN / JELK PRODUCTION
    Country: Sweden
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Helena Franzén, Håkan Jelk, Jelk / Franzén

The choreographer and dancer Helena Franzén and
cinematographer and photographer Håkan Jelk has an
ongoing collaboration since 2011. Several of their dancefilms have been presented at filmfestivals around in Europe.
In their work they investigate how to capture the dance.
into photography and film. In all their projects they are
searching for a personal way to approach the language of the moving body.

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