A Dance for A - Pandemic Dance No. 1
Mom is in her last days. She is there; I am here. I made her a dance.
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Richard DanielsDirector
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Richard DanielsProducer
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Richard DanielsKey Cast"Richard Daniels"
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Richard DanielsChoreographer
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Richard ShulmanMusic
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:3 minutes 33 seconds
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Completion Date:May 10, 2020
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Production Budget:0 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:iPhone
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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FilmFest by Rogue DancerRaleigh, NC
United States
June 21, 2020
World Premiere
Film of the Month -
FilmFest by Rogue DancerDurham, NC
United States
November 8, 2020
Film of the Month - June -
Bridge FestVancouver
Canada
May 6, 2021
Canadian Premiere
Overall Monthly Winner Cell Phone Films -
Košice International Monthly Film FestivalKošice
Slovenia
January 11, 2021
European Premiere
Official Selection -
Wallachia International Film FestivalBucharest
Romania
August 12, 2021
Romanian Premiere
Best Pandemic Film -
Dublin Smartphone Film FestivalDublin
Ireland
January 30, 2021
U.K. Premiere
Official Selection -
Athens International Art Film FestivalAthens
Greece
November 20, 2020
Greece Premiere
Honorable Mention -
New York Movie AwardsNew York, NY
United States
January 15, 2021
New York Premiere
Best Mobile Short -
Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
January 29, 2021
Turkish Premiere
Official Selection -
Mindfield Film Festival - AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM
United States
August 26, 2021
Finalist Gold Award @home COVID-19 -
Montenegro Online Smartphone International Film Festival
Montenegro
May 18, 2021 -
SounDance Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain
April 20, 2021
Spain and Argentina Premiere
Finalist - Dance Films -
WICA - World Independent CInema Awards Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
United States
July 12, 2021
Official Selection -
Dance & Media Japan International Dance Film FestivalJapan
Japan
October 15, 2021
Japan Premiere
Official Selection -
Anatolia Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
May 23, 2021
Turkey Premiere
Official Selection -
Festival Art 2021Bergamo
Italy
June 12, 2021
Italy Premier
Official Selection -
Mile High Film AwardsDenver
United States
June 15, 2021
Best Short Film -
New York City IO Film FestivalNew York City
United States
July 10, 2021
Official Selection -
TRAme IndipendentiPisa
Italy
June 25, 2021
Semi-Finalist -
The Macoproject Film FestivalNew York City
United States
July 24, 2021
Honorable Mention Smartphone Films -
Forum Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain
July 30, 2021
Special Mention - Experimental, Dance, New Media -
Sao Carlos Videodance FestivalSao Carlos
Brazil
September 26, 2021
Brazil Premiere
Official Selection -
World Independent Cinema AwardsLos Angeles, CA
United States
September 5, 2021
Official Selection -
International Moving Film FestivalAbadan
Iran, Islamic Republic of
December 27, 2021
Iran Premiere
Semi-Finalist -
Mabig Film FestivalAugsburg
Germany
November 4, 2021
Quarter Finalist -
OutFestSanto Domingo
Dominican Republic
December 2, 2021
Dominican Republic Premiere
Official Selection -
All that Moves International Film FestivalSão Paolo
Brazil
December 4, 2021
Official Selection -
Venice Indie Film FestivalVenice
Italy
January 20, 2023
Semi-Finalist
Distribution Information
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Richard Daniels
"The Pandemic Dances” is a product of the times and limitations through which we’re living. Two films are complete and in circulation: “A Dance for A – Pandemic Dance No. 1;” and “Zooming – Pandemic Dance No. 2.” Three more films are in production. This series is made with at-hand elements: smart phones, portable lighting, computers, green screen, and shot entirely within the confines of my apartment. The series aims to capture elements of the experience of this time through close-up footage of body movements and gesture work, and is a natural outgrowth of my previous Dances for an iPhone films. Yet this will be a first effort in capturing autobiographical work on film. In the brief time in which the series has been released, it has already been accepted into 14 film festivals and won 6 awards.
“The Pandemic Dances” follow two other award-winning documentaries by Richard Daniels. “Reuven Does the Neighborhood One Last Time,” is a short about Reuven's last journey around his first neighborhood before moving away to a new one. Places he used to love, things he used to do, where he would eat and play, memories and curiosities about his origins explored together with his parents, blend together to shape up Reuven's universe, defining the first six years of his childhood. 8 Film Festival Awards; 17 Film Festivals
"silently, a bloom...," is Mr. Daniels’s short 2016 documentary on the work of artist photographer Stanley Goldberg. The film follows Mr. Goldberg as he finds inspiration in two gardens, prepares work for an exhibition, and allows us to him accompany to the opening. 6 film festival awards; 13 film festivals
Daniels is perhaps best known for his series of Dances for an iPhone Apps, which used technology as a medium in order to transmit modern dance to the general public and which contain 28 short dance films by Richard Daniels. Its volumes have acquired more than 18,000 downloads in over 110 countries. The award-winning DANCING SONDHEIM (Volume 4) encompasses 7 short dance movies with choreography by Daniels and Christopher Caines, all employing the music of Stephen Sondheim.
Dances for an iPhone's Apps and short dance movies were celebrated in public events at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Lincoln Center Dance on Camera Festival, and others. Dancing Sondheim was given an Award of Merit for Dance, Drama, Entertainment and Variety at the IndieFEST Film Awards, the Award of Merit for Choreography at the Accolade Global Film Awards, Honorary Mention Award at the Colortape International Film Festival (Australia), and an International Award of Excellence from the International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration and Equality. Its movies have also been screened in 15 film international film festivals.
"The Pandemic Dances” flows from my previous dance-on-camera pursuits. Sheltered at home due to pandemic, miles apart from and grappling with my mother’s final days, I created a small dance for her utilizing at-hand elements of lighting, sound, set. This first film is leading into a series seeking to capture the character of the moment in which we're living through intimate dances in interior settings - my first effort to capture autobiographical work on film in movement and imagery.