Experiencing Interruptions?

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 is a screen dance film about a young man battling drug addiction and the tenuous balance between pleasure and self-demise.

  • Rodrigo Rocha-Campos
    Director
    A Full Circle - Movements 1, 2 and 3; 4~
  • Rodrigo Rocha-Campos
    Writer
    A Full Circle - Movements 1, 2 and 3; 4~
  • Rodrigo Rocha-Campos
    Producer
    A Full Circle - Movements 1, 2 and 3; 4~
  • Arash Khakpour
    Key Cast
    "Young Man"
  • Will Meadows
    Music
    A Full Circle - Movements 1, 2 and 3; 4~
  • Skye Dyken
    Production Design
  • Robert Riendeau
    Director of Photography
    A Full Circle - Movements 2 and 3; 4~
  • Rodrigo Rocha-Campos
    Editor
  • Arash Khakpour
    Choreography and Movement
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 30, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Dancing on the Edge
    Vancouver
    Canada
    July 4, 2020
    North America Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Strangelove Time Media Base Festival
    Online Festival
    United Kingdom
    August 14, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Frostbite Film Festival
    Online
    United States
    August 28, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Movimiento en Movimiento
    CDMX
    Mexico
    October 22, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Danzattack Screendance Festival
    Tenerife
    Spain
    October 30, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Film Fest by Rogue Dancer

    United States
    November 20, 2020
    Official Selection
  • InShadow Screen Dance Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    November 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Dancinema
    Vancouver
    Canada
    March 20, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Braga International Screendance Festival
    Braga
    Portugal
    April 28, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Rodrigo Rocha-Campos

Rodrigo Rocha-Campos has been teaching the art and technique of camera and lighting for over 14 years as an educator in film schools in Vancouver, Canada and across film schools in Florida. At about 6 years ago, he started an additional career path by creating and producing content using screen dance as the format. To this date, Rodrigo has directed and produced 5 short dance films with generous international exposure including festivals in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. Currently, he's developing his next screendance piece - Numerus Sex.

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Director Statement

I am usually drawn to unconventional stories of unconventional characters and crafted in unconventional ways. My themes revolve around the dark and tormented times an individual goes through; and often on, without much relief by the end of the piece.
In Chapter 5, I wanted to speak out on the issue of addiction as a way of healing the pain loved ones very dear to me went through, and unfortunately, lost their battle to this terrible predicament. With dialog replaced by movement, visuals and a wealth of sounds Chapter 5 is visceral and painful.