We never kissed
"We never kissed" was created based on dance improvisation, following the relationships: body to body, bodies to space and space to camera. While exploring the closeness of our skins and the sharing of our weight, we took our friendship to a place where the act of touching becomes a highly valuable experience, beyond any romantic significance.
We listened the elements of nature and architecture around us to trigger our movement and corporeality. Wind and clouds were our starting point. Stone walls shaped our muscularity. We imitated the volume and the motion of the threes and the dust. We embodied the emptiness of our locations and attempted to fill them with our movement and our closeness to each other.
By placing the camera in stillness and trying different angles, we allowed ourselves to be sensible and vulnerable in front of this device, considering it as one of the main communication tool nowadays. We embody the emptiness of the public space and we attempt to fill it with our collaborative movement and our closeness.
We love each other, but we never kissed.
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Harumi GallardoDirector
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Wilber MendozaDirector
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David Icatiani Arenas FernándezMusic composer
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Juana Chávez RiosSpecial thanks
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Fernando Mendoza ChávezSpecial thanks
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Eugenio Mendoza MendozaSpecial thanks
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Harumi GallardoDancers
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Wilber MendozaDancers
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Wilber MendozaVideo edition
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Harumi GallardoPhoto credit
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Wilber MendozaPhoto credit
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Other
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Genres:Dance, Dancefilm, Screendance, Movement film, Dance for the screen
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Runtime:6 minutes 35 seconds
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Completion Date:August 13, 2020
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Country of Origin:Mexico
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Country of Filming:Mexico
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Language:No Dialogue
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Viernes de movimiento - Capilla del Arte UDLAPPuebla, Puebla
Mexico
November 27, 2020
Online Premiere -
Encuentro Callejero de Danza y Teatro "Por Puro Gusto"Mexicali, Baja California
Mexico
December 6, 2020
Official Selection -
VIDEOARTEESCÉNICA - HECHO EN OAXACAOaxaca, Oaxaca
Mexico
November 7, 2020
Premiere
Official Selection
Born in Puebla, México. Harumi Gallardo graduated from Bachelor in Dance at Universidad de las Américas Puebla. She had outstanding interventions as a performer and choreographer of dance, theater and musical theater. Currently she is part of Compañía Proyecto Segundo Piso and the Compañía de Contemporáneo CESS in Puebla, México.
Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Wilber Mendoza is an independent artist and interdisciplinary creator. He graduated from Bachelor in Dance at Universidad de las Américas Puebla. Wilber focuses on improvisation practices and dancefilm making. Currently he hosts the podcast “Dancers 2020” and he is a kNOwBOX media Ambassador.