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TRAILER. 菊のダンス chrysanthemum dance

A young samurai walks through the woods. A ninja is hidden with the same eyes that look at her every night but one day he appears to her from the top of a hill.

  • José F. Sánchez
    Director
  • José F. Sánchez
    Writer
  • Juan Sánchez B.
    Producer
  • Julia Rubio
    Producer
  • Sara del Olmo
    Key Cast
    "Samurai"
  • Carlos G.
    Key Cast
    "Ninja"
  • Juan Sánchez R.
    Tint and Graphic Art
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    菊のダンス La danse du chrysanthème
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Oriental, Nature, Misticism, Astronomy, Drama, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    May 21, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Japanese, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    DIgital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Madrid Indie Film Festival. Month Selection
    Madrid
    Spain
    May 31, 2019
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • TORRICE Corto Festival
    Torrice
    Italy
    June 30, 2019
    Official Selection
  • XIII Festival Internacional de Cine de Sax
    Sax
    Spain
    July 15, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Hollywood New Directors
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    August 9, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Garden-in-Movies ShortFilmFest
    Catania
    Italy
    August 2, 2019
    Finalist, Official Selection
  • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
    Calcutta
    India
    August 30, 2019
    Official Selection
  • FICMA. Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    November 11, 2019
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Campus de la Ciutadella
    Official Selection. MIRADAS
  • Oniros Film Awards ®
    Saint-Vincent, Aosta
    Italy
    September 10, 2019
    Official Selection. Finalist
  • BAIXADA ANIMADA 2019 - 13ª Mostra Ibero-Americana de Cinema de Animação
    Centro Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    October 17, 2019
    Official Selection
  • DIA MUNDIAL DE LA ANIMACIÓN. Premios de Animación de la Comunidad de Madrid
    Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid
    Spain
    October 23, 2019
    Official Selection
  • PRISMA Independent FIlm Festival
    Roma
    Italy
    December 4, 2019
    Official Selection
  • New York International Films Infest Festival
    Producers Club, Nueva York
    Spain
    October 17, 2019
    Trailer. Official Selection
Director Biography - José F. Sánchez

Some people know him as Julian, his signature in poetry, ads and documentary videos.

He studied a Degree in Communication in Murcia, a Master in Audiovisual Translation at the Higher Institute of Linguistic Studies and Film Direction at The Madrid Film School (ECAM). Learning Script and Direction of actors in Central de Cine of Madrid and Documentary Creation and Direction. He spent a year and a half studying a Laurea di Lettere e Filosofía at the Università degli Studi di Siena in Italy. Today he walks between Madrid and Barcelona.

He has worked with filmmakers such as The Gallego Bros in Good Night Spa (in production phase, premiere in 2020), Paul Stein (El Rey del Glam, 2018), Jorge Yúdice with 'Crédito' and 'Rippole' (both finalists in Notodofilmfest 2016 and 2017) , Ian Watt in 'The Universe' (USA, 2016), with Jakob Strom in his campaign '#Deardaddy' (Sweden, 2016) and Studio Nimai in Uncovered (2016- actually) among others. He has also worked for artists such as Loquillo, Alaska, Pedro Resende, Mar Targarona, Stephen McNally, Claudio Battiloro and Ivan Silvestrini and differents brands: Philips, Apple, Spotify or Cadena Ser. Currently he works as assistant director and casting, production, sound, dubbing, animation and writing the script of 'Padre' and 'El Mar' his first fiction short films.

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Director Statement

"There is a lot of talent in Spain", LUIS VELASCO (Illion Animation Studios)

"Sounds great"- Stephen McNally, Royal College of Art)

"Very impresive!", IAN WATT filmmaker

"A VISUAL POEM THAT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL THE RAIN"
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