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Elias Djemil / 2018 / 7 min. / Canada / FSD

Synopsis

1943, a revolt broke out at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Among the resistants, a famous Polish Jewish ballerina. It is said she disarmed a cruel officer with the simple grace of a ballet movement

Cast & Crew

  • Direction : Elias Djemil
  • Screenplay : Elias Djemil
  • Direction of photography : Stéphane Thériault
  • Editors : Elias Djemil and Stéphane Thériault
  • Sound : Mathieu Grégoire and Alexandre Côté
  • Sound mix : Mathieu Grégoire and Alexandre Côté
  • Sound editor : Mathieu Grégoire and Alexandre Côté
  • Music : Mathieu Grégoire and Alexandre Côté
  • Artistic director : Sophie Boonen and Jean-Nicolas Demers

Genre

Film de danse

Topics

Dance, History

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Biography

Sensitive world of stories' traveler, explorer filmmaker searching for a universal language, photographer with a discreet eye craving to capture the reality in its most authentic form, Elias Djemil is an artist known for his comprehension of the world we live in and the one we aspire.

Filmography

  • 2016
    Sarah / 7 min.
  • 2014
    Au rythme du temps / 19 min.

Festivals

- 2018 -
Special Screening | Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec, Canada
In Competition | Thessaloniki Cinedance International, Greece
In Competition | 40 North Dance Film Festival, USA
Nominated "Best Experimental" | Prisma Awards, Italy
In Competition | Guiar - Screendance Int Fest, Brazil
In Competition | The White Light City Film Festival, USA
In Competition | International Sound & Film Music Festival, Croatia
In Competition | North Dakota human rights film festival, USA
In Competition | Greensboro Dance Film Fest, USA
In Competition | Videoskin, India
In Competition | Lugano, Switerland
In Competition | 6 on Nebraska, South Africa
In Competition | Culver City Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Phoenix Dance Film Festival, USA
Honorable Mention | DaVinci Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Summershort Festival, USA
In Competition | Cacique Independant Film festival, USA
In Competition | FliQs, Canada

- 2019 -
In Competition | Copa Shorts Film, USA
In Competition | [C]Screen Festival - Screendance Spring, Spain
In Competition | Global Short Film Awards, USA
In Competition | KOQIX INDIE FEST, Italy
In Competition | Lights Dance festival, Canada
In Competition | White Nights Film Festival, Russia
In Competition | Festival Créativa, Québec
In Competition | SBE's 11th Annual Hamilton New York International Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Benicia Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Mexico City Independent Film Fest, Mexico
In Competition | Kadoma International Film Festival, Japan
In Competition | Flatlands Dance Film festival, USA
In Competition | Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
In Competition | Golden City Short Film Awards, South Africa
In Competition | Buenos Aires Film Festival, Argentina

- 2020 -
En compétition | Cinema on the Bayou, USA

Awards

- 2018 -
Best Dance Film | Aphrodite Film Awards, USA
Best Cinematography | Independent Shorts, Australia
Best Experimental Film | Independent Shorts Awards, USA

Best Cinematography, Best Actress | Roots of Europe International Film Festival, Spain
Best Performance | EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC/DANCE Film Festival, Canada

Best Achievement | Berlin Flash Film Festival, Germany

- 2019 -
Best Dance/Experimental | Hyperwave Film Awards, USA
Best Cinematography | Festival Interactif de Cinéma de Lévis, Canada

Best Experimental Film | Vegas Movie Awards, USA
Best Film | Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival (SPIFF), Russia

Festivals

Sensitive traveler of the world of stories, explorer filmmaker in search of a universal language, a photographer with a discreet eye wanting to capture reality in its most authentic forms, Elias Djemil is an artist who wants to distinguish himself by his understanding of the world we live in and the one we aspire to.

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