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A Poem for Giselle, a Poem for a Peasant

Through the reconstruction of memory and reinterpretation of the classical ballet "Giselle," Diana develops a message of solidarity with Bolivian peasants of the North Potosí, thereby illuminating the impact of racism in a postcolonial global society and mending her own connection with her lineage and personal identity.

  • Diana Mora
    Director
    Souls for Sales
  • Camilo Correa Costa
    Director
  • Diana Mora
    Writer
  • Diana Mora
    Producer
    Souls for Sales
  • Camilo Correa Costa
    Producer
  • Diana Mora
    Editor
  • Camilo Correa Costa
    Editor
  • Jurijs Saule
    Editor
  • Diana Mora
    Choreographer and dancer
  • Tim Adams
    Camera
  • Jurijs Saule
    Camera
    Martin reads the Quran
  • Mauro Arrigada
    Set photography
  • Diana Mora
    Wardrobe
  • Marco Alegría
    Wardrobe
  • Valerie Lauer
    Assistant production
  • Luana Pignato
    Assistant production
  • Rodolfo Briones
    Light assistance
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 20, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Germany
  • Language:
    Quechua, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Prague International Sound Music Video Awards
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    July 12, 2023
    WINNER BEST DANCE VIDEO
  • EUROPE MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
    Košice
    Slovakia
    July 25, 2023
    WINNER BEST EDITING
  • Euro Music Video Song
    Košice
    Slovakia
    August 24, 2023
    HONORABLE MENTION Dance Music Video
  • Munich Music Video Awards
    Munich
    Germany
    August 24, 2023
    WINNER BEST DANCE VIDEO
  • Prague Music Video Awards
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    September 1, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Dance Music Video
  • Rome Music Video Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    September 5, 2023
    FINALIST Dance Music Video
  • International Music Video Awards
    Budapest
    Hungary
    September 6, 2023
    FINALIST Dance Music Video
  • Los Angeles Short Film Award
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 10, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION Dance Music Video
  • Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 8, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION Dance Video
  • FESTIVAL CINEMISTICA
    Granada
    Spain
    November 9, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION Short Films
  • FilmFest by Rogue Dancer
    Raleigh
    United States
    December 23, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION Dance Film
  • Fisheye Film Festival
    Buckinghamshire
    United Kingdom
    April 19, 2024
    OFFICIAL SELECTION Short Films
  • The Music Dance Screenings Film Festival Consonance
    Tbilisi
    Georgia
    February 16, 2024
    OFFICIAL SELECTION Best Short Dance Film
Director Biography - Diana Mora, Camilo Correa Costa

Diana Mora is an independent ballet dancer and graphic designer based in Berlin.
Born and raised in Bolivia, she finished her ballet studies at the Oficial Ballet School of Bolivia. She worked as a professional ballet dancer in Bolivia, France, where she also studied Dance at the Université Lille III Charles de Gaulle, and Germany, where she currently develops her own projects parallel to dancing as a freelancer in Ballet and Opera productions.
Her projects combine Graphic Design, Ballet and indigenous culture, through research of decolonial visuals, the History of ballet, and spirituality.
She also works independently as a Graphic Designer mainly with Branding, Web and publicity for companies like Blobel Film.
Diana’s projects are based on the sacredness of Ballet and its connection to the spiritual world.

Camilo is a Chilean artist based in Berlin. His work deals with memory, migration and decolonization and emphasizes the authenticity of the moment. He founded Camelstudios in 2010. He has been working at Moabiter Ratschlag e.V. since 2022, where he offers photography courses and promotes intercultural exchange in the neighborhood.

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Director Statement

I wrote "A poem for Giselle, a poem for a peasant", after the massacres that happened in Bolivia in 2019. Searching for the identity of my grandmother and trying to reconnect with my roots, I saw it necessary to use the language of ballet to find my way to express what I needed to express. It is my first time as a director and my intention never was to engage in a professional path with dance films. This movie comes from my heart and the suffering I witnessed/went through since 2019. It was a political and spiritual necessity to write it and direct it while staying true to my process of healing colonial wounds.