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Dark at Sea

A man’s struggle versus himself to find true meaning in his journey as a dancer. An unsettling exploration of frustration and defeat; and the externalization of oneself’s addiction to succeess.

  • Carlos Asse
    Director
    Contracorriente
  • Matthew Gibbs
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Paul Theodoroff
    Cinematographer
  • Carlos Asse
    Writer
  • Paul M. Theodoroff
    Producer
  • Carlos Asse Zapan
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Dance, Short Film
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 16, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    35mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Directors Circle Festival of Shorts
    Philadelphia
    United States
    December 7, 2019
    Best Experimental Short Film
  • Directors Notes

    August 8, 2019
    Official Selection
  • BOOOOOOOM TV

    Canada
    March 1, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Film Shortage
  • Frog & Toad Film Fest
Director Biography - Carlos Asse

Carlos Asse is a Mexican filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. His work is shaped by a passion for storytelling and blends surrealism into the most honest and thought-provoking elements of life itself. Attracted to the human condition, he strives to evoke an emotion in the viewer with every frame.

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Director Statement

Dark at Sea started as a love letter to the ambitions and the payoffs that come with being a creative, and the sacrifices that it entails. I wanted to create something personal and abstract but that the general audience, and especially our creative community, could relate to. I was hungry and passionate to create something from a vulnerable standpoint. Making this film reminded me that the persistence and self-afflicting nature of the human being is, however, what keeps us hungry for what’s left out there to conquer.