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The dance

Free interpretation of Henri Matisse's "The Dance" (1910).
It is a reflection on time, on immobility, on the movement to come. The short film "La danse" deals with the evocation of the double and the superposition, of what precedes and what follows.
It is an invitation to experience the pure joy of the dance itself.
Film made for the photography and video exhibition by Nicolas Claris and Romain Claris.

  • Romain Claris
    Director
  • Romain Claris
    Producer
  • Chloe Gueze
    Choreography
  • Morgane Bafcop
    Dancer
  • Margerie Chesnais
    Dancer
  • Inti Gonzalez
    Dancer
  • Emmanuelle Jutan
    Dancer
  • Anaïs Tsouknakis
    Dancer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    La danse
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Other
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony FS5
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • London Movie Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 29, 2022
    Best Experimental Film
  • Venus Community Awards
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    August 22, 2022
    Award Winner
  • Art Stream International Film Festival
    Amsterdam
    August 31, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Arrow International Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    September 12, 2022
    France Premiere
    Official selection
  • New York Movie Awards
    New York City
    United States
    August 28, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    European Premiere
    Best Art Film
  • 10th International Video Poetry Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    May 6, 2022
    Official selection
  • Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
    Cefalù
    Italy
    September 1, 2022
    Official selection
  • 8&Halfim Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    May 13, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Iconic Images Film Festival
    Lithuanie
    Lithuania
    June 16, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Florence Film Awards
    Florence
    Italy
    July 5, 2022
    Mention Honorable
  • IMMAGI]NA Film Festival
    Napoli
    Italy
    November 18, 2022
    Official selection
  • FESTIVAL DES CORPS
    Bordeaux
    France
    May 20, 2023
    Official selection
  • PARIS FILM AWARDS
    Paris
    France
    June 30, 2023
    BEST SUPER SHORT FILM
Director Biography - Romain Claris

Romain Claris has been creating short films since 2000, which have been selected and awarded at more than a hundred international film festivals.

A graduate of the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français in Paris in 2005, he went on to establish the video department at the advertising and communication agency Claris Image Builder, being responsible for the production and direction of 500 films.

In 2020, he co-founded and became the director of the Bordeaux Shorts Biennale. The third edition of the Bordeaux Shorts Biennale is scheduled for October 2024.

He collaborates with photographer Nicolas Claris on several exhibitions of photographs and videos, including Bangladesh in 2013, Rouge in 2017, Noirs in 2018, Un peu de rouge, pourtant in 2020, and On the rocks in 2023.

Romain Claris has been involved in various cinema educational projects, including sessions at the Lycée de Pauillac in 2013, and at the Lycée Victor Louis de Talence in 2019 and 2022.

Currently in preparation for 2026 is the creative documentary Les comptes de la lune, offering an alternative history of the invention of numbers and calculation.

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Director Statement

It is a reflection on time, on immobility, on the movement to come. "The dance" proposes the evocation of the Double and the superposition, of what precedes and what follows.

It is an invitation to cross the moment of pure joy that the experience of the dance itself proposes.