Private Project

Lightness

Leveza (Lightness), directed by Nicole Tsangaris, is the outcome in video of the choreography of Ana Sofia Ribeiro and Filipa Santos. The video explores a sequence of states that characterize the sensation of adaptability: even when the result of the adaptation is a manifestation of lightness, the body that shapes itself to space passes through a first moment of resistance and strangeness, where through small discoveries it finds Its place in the architectural space.

  • Nicole Tsangaris
    Director
  • Beatriz Montenegro
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Leveza
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student, Other
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Distribution Information
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Escola das Artes (Jaime Neves - jneves@porto.ucp.pt)
Director Biography - Nicole Tsangaris

Nicole Tsangaris (Lisbon, 1991) is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Oporto, Portugal. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto (Fine Arts School of Oporto) and master’s degree in Cinema and Audiovisual from School of Arts of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The ambiguity between fiction and reality, mythology and science shapes her photography, video and installation work.
In the field of cinema, in 2014 her music video "Denoite" was selected for the 22ª Curtas de Vila do Conde - International Film Festival, and she won the FBAUP’s purchase prize with her short video “Pedras Migratórias”. In 2016 the fictional short film she participated as cinematographer and editor premiered in Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2016. “Leveza” is her first videodance film.

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