Private Project

INNER BLOOM

INNER BLOOM is a dance film that presents the different stages of femininity with the means of choreography and 3D animation. The project is made by director Kosta Karakashyan, 3D animation artist Gjorgji Despodov and choreographer Stephanie Handjiiska, aiming to create a visually impressive product in which the woman and the female body are the protagonist and creator of the world around them.

  • Kosta Karakashyan
    Director
  • Stephanie Handjiiska
    Writer
  • Stephanie Handjiiska
    Producer
  • Stephanie Handjiiska
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    INNER BLOOM
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    dance
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Bulgaria
  • Country of Filming:
    Bulgaria
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Hot Potato
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand
Director Biography - Kosta Karakashyan

Kosta Karakashyan is a Bulgarian-Armenian director, choreographer, performer, and writer exploring empathy through movement and storytelling. A two-time Bulgarian National Ballroom Champion, Kosta has performed and choreographed on Dancing With the Stars Vietnam, Bulgaria's Got Talent, and across Canada, Germany, Norway, Egypt, Vietnam, and Japan. Kosta graduated from Columbia University with a BA in Dance, and his work has been featured by Vogue Russia, The Guardian, Elle Magazine, Bloomberg, the BBC, and Radio Free Europe. He has directed, produced, and choreographed numerous short films and videos through his production company Studio Karakashyan, most recently the documentary dance film WAITING FOR COLOR about the ongoing LGBTQ+ persecution in Chechnya, awarded the Prix Lumière at Cinédanse Festival Ottawa 2019.

Select clients and collaborators include:
Artists: Rita Ora, Sherihan, Preyah, Tino, Mik Loi, Bettan, Acrillics, Matt DeLuca
Commercial Clients: Kohler, Method, H&M, Studio Zard, OnVocal, Florsheim, SRB Paris
Film + TV: Dancing with the Stars Vietnam, Bulgaria’s Got Talent, The Nikolaos Tsitiridis Show, The Slavi Show
Live Work: Columbia Ballet Collaborative (New York), Ballet Arabesque (Sofia), Barnard College Movement Lab Artist-in-Residence

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