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4 ~

4 ~ is an exploration of a world initially marked by precision of movement and lack of emotion. Set in a minimalist world devoid of life 4 ~ unfolds through contemporary dance, unsettling sounds and surreal visuals.

  • Rodrigo Rocha-Campos
    Director
    A Full Circle - Movements 1, 2 and 3
  • Rodrigo Rocha-Campos
    Writer
    A Full Circle - Movements 1, 2 and 3
  • Rodrigo Rocha-Campos
    Producer
    A Full Circle - Movements 1, 2 and 3
  • Felicia Lau
    Key Cast
    "4 ~"
  • Erika Mitsuhashi
    Key Cast
    "Android"
  • Mahaila Patterson O'Brien
    Key Cast
    "Coach"
  • Linnea Gwiazda
    Key Cast
    "Replacement"
  • Will Meadows
    Composer
    A Full Circle - Movements 1, 2 and 3
  • Arlein Wharf-Garcia
    Editor
    A Full Circle - Movement 3
  • Robert Riendeau
    Director of Photography
    A Full Circle - Movements 2 and 3
  • Jessica Kish
    Production Designer
  • Farouche Collective
    Choreography
  • Project Type:
    Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 29, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    11,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Oklahoma Dance Film Festival
    Oklahoma City
    United States
    January 25, 2019
    North America Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Seyr Festival of Movement
    Tehran
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    February 27, 2019
    Middle East Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Sans Souci Dance Film Festival, 2019 Brazil Edition
    Campinas, Sao Paulo
    Brazil
    May 24, 2019
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Screen.Dance Scotland
    Perth
    United Kingdom
    May 7, 2019
    European Premiere
    Artist’s Presentation
  • C-Screen Festival - Screendance Spring 2019
    Catalunya
    Spain
    April 27, 2019
    Iberian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Screendance Stockholm 2019
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    April 25, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Lights Dance Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    May 10, 2019
    Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • EnCore Dance Film Festival
    Decatur, Georgia
    United States
    May 10, 2019
    Official Selection
  • 4th Braga International Dance Film Festival
    Braga
    Portugal
    April 12, 2019
    Portuguese Premire
    1st Prize Winner
  • Prague Dance Film Festival
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    May 16, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Lisbon Film Rendezvous
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    October 25, 2019
    Lisbon Premiere
    Official Selection 2019
  • RIFF Dance.Art.Cinema
    Eina, Norway
    Norway
    July 12, 2019
    Official Selection 2019
  • Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema
    Boulder, CO
    United States
    October 10, 2019
    Official Selection 2019
  • Moving iMages Video Danse
    Nicosia, Cyprus
    Cyprus
    October 25, 2019
    Official Selection 2019
  • International Meeting on Video Dance
    Valencia
    Spain
    October 15, 2019
    Official Selection 2019
  • Fuselage Dance Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    September 13, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Dance Cinema Organisation
    Sydney
    Australia
    November 15, 2019
    Australian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • International VideodanzaBA
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    December 13, 2019
    Official Selection 2019
  • Mexico City Video Dance Festival
    CDMX
    Mexico
    September 20, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Thessaloniki Cinedance Festival
    Thessaloniki, Greece
    Greece
    September 28, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Movimiento en Movimiento
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    October 4, 2019
    Official Selection
  • VideoMovimiento
    Bogota
    Colombia
    November 8, 2019
    Official Selection
  • DanzaTac
    Tenerife
    Spain
    November 8, 2019
    Official Selection
  • InShadow Screendance Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    November 28, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Dance on Screen Festival
    Graz
    Austria
    November 15, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Film Fest by Rogue Dancer
    South Carolina
    United States
    October 31, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Breaking8
    Cagliari
    Italy
    December 13, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Short Waves Film Festival
    Poznan
    Poland
    March 13, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Rodrigo Rocha-Campos

Rodrigo Rocha-Campos has been teaching the art and technique of camera and lighting for over 14 years as an educator in film schools in Vancouver, Canada and across film schools in Florida. At about 5 years ago, he started an additional career path by creating and producing content using screen dance as the format. To this date, Rodrigo has directed and produced 5 short dance films with generous international exposure including festivals in North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. Currently, he's in post-production of his next dance piece – Chapter 5.

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Director Statement

I am usually drawn to unconventional stories of unconventional characters and crafted in unconventional ways. My themes revolve around the dark and tormented times an individual goes through; and often on, without much relief by the end of the piece.
In 4~ I wanted to create a world in which the desire to achieve perfection leads to obsession and ultimately its demise. With dialog replaced by movement, visuals and a wealth of sounds 4 ~ is sad and tragic.