BELE BELTZA

[Basque - black raven]

A dreamy fairytale taking you into the high mountains, leading through a soul landscape. It’s a meditation on lightness, birth and death. Inspired by the wisdom of the raven, it’s an ode to the freedom of our spirit and the power of our soul.
Raven knows how to continue through the dark, to die and be reborn and how to find the light.

This short film was entirely shot on a 2.5 months long solo trekking journey in the high mountains of Europe – around the Mont Blanc massif and across central High Route of the Pyrenees, being shot in different countries: Spain + France [/ Pays Basque], Catalonia, Andorra, Switzerland, Italy.

This film is part of the film and photography project: OF RAVENS AND GODS

“Bele Beltza reflects a strong spirituality that fits with the black and white imagery. It gives a strong expression to a journey in the vastness of the mountains. This work should be best displayed in huge screen - and not ‘only’ as a film project but also as an installation. I wouldn't change a single thing. Your edit has an excellent rhythm and its duration was just as it should be.”
- Aliki Chiotaki, Dance Days Chania

"A spiritual journey, in a dramatic scenery." - audience

"Expressing a primal force" - audience

  • Andrea Hackl
    Director
    Silent Fragments, The Pier, Tuonela
  • Andrea Hackl
    Key Cast
  • Vero Mora
    music
  • Raffaele Schiavo
    music
  • Andrea Hackl
    music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Dance Film, Outdoor film, Mountains, Art Film
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 15, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Netherlands
  • Country of Filming:
    France, Spain
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    25:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • ViDEOSKiN film festival
    Pokhara
    Nepal
    April 15, 2021
    Asian premier
  • Prague International Film Award
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    April 12, 2021
    Worldpremiere
    FINALIST
  • Braga International Dance Film Festival
    Braga
    Portugal
    April 28, 2021
  • Dance Days Chania
    Chania
    Greece
    July 21, 2021
  • Vesuvius International Film Fest

    Italy
    July 31, 2021
    Italian Premiere
    FINALIST
  • Vaasa Art Night
    Vaasa
    Finland
    August 12, 2021
  • POOL Tanzfilmplattform
    Berlin
    Germany
    September 11, 2021
    German Premiere
    PEARL ARTIST PRIZE
  • Thessaloniki Cinedance International
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    September 24, 2021
  • Almada Dance Film Festival
    Almada + Lisbon
    Portugal
    October 1, 2021
    Portuguese Premiere
  • CINEDANZA Festival
    Modena
    Italy
    October 23, 2021
    Honorable Mention
Director Biography - Andrea Hackl

Andrea Hackl is an Amsterdam-based independent film-maker, multi-disciplinary artist & choreographer. She produces films, expanded cinema & hybrid performance projects, merging cinema with performance, creating boundary crossing, viscerally powerful and poetic projects that explore themes of freedom, empowerment, human connection.

Being invited to artistic residency programs and her work being presented at festivals and events world wide, allows her to travel, meet and collaborate with artists & communities internationally. These meetings are one of the most enriching aspects of her creative path, nourishing her inspiration and artistic work.

Her films, including THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TIME , BELE BELTZA , Silent Fragments , and Light Rising have received multiple awards for Best Film, Best Performance and Visual Poetry.
Her performance project DREAMER, created on a creative path involving multiple international collaborations, received the Award for Best Interdisciplinary Live Performance at Lensdans Festival, Brussels, and continues to tour to festivals internationally.

She cherishes to develop and produce international, collaborative and projects, on and off screen, offering cinematic and performative experiences that expand perception and connect audiences and artists across cultures.

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