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Blue Dance

A widow is torn between traumatic terrorist memories and her son’s needs of attention.

  • Elya Randrianaivo
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    L'écho d'un tir
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 7, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    2,300 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Loyola Marymount University
  • Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival
    Online
    March 19, 2024
    Audience Awards Best Short Film
  • Broadway International Film Festival

    United States
    August 24, 2024
  • Silicon Beach Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 6, 2024
    Los Angeles Premiere
Director Biography - Elya Randrianaivo

Growing up in Madagascar, Africa, Elya Randrianaivo started writing and starring in films at the ripe age of 8. She moved back to France, her native land, to study engineering while also self-learning screenwriting. She held various position in Commercials production in Paris. In 2019, she attended film school in Los Angeles to acquire a MFA in Film and Television. She completed four shorts of various genre. Her work tackles delicate topics through stories that are authentic, entertaining and profound. Her appetite for difficult subjects such as racism, white supremacy, terrorism trauma, homelessness, is not to denounce but to provide a sensational space for the audience to be fully immersed into living the question and gain greater insight to find strength, freedom and hope.

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Director Statement

Novembre 13th 2015, my hometown, Paris, was stroke by a series of terrorist attack. They opened fire during a concert at the Bataclan, in a familiar neighbourhood where close friends live.
My proximity to these events had me reflect on the gift of life. In France, death is taboo. People grieve privately, This contrasts greatly with my African roots, where mourning is collective, loud with external visual expression. Death is joyfully part of life.
“Blue Dance” attempts to balance sorrow of death with celebration of life. This tension exists beyond mourning as we face a daily choice to either dwell on our tragedies or hold on to what we have.