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SILK PAPER AND BRUISES

2021

Silk Paper and Bruises is an experimental dance film starring barbie dolls. Through a journey of hungry dressing rooms, self-doubt and cracking bones the film explores how women's bodies are represented, presented and talked about in the dance industry.

Direction/
choreography/
film photography/
edit/ Set design/COSTUME
Gabriella Engdahl

Voice Over
Ciara Amas

Music
Maria Rojas
 

Grading
Robin Berglund

Model Making
Jida Akil

 

awards/Nominations

Utah Dance film Festival (US, 2023)

F-o-r-m Vancouver (Canada, 2023)

Frame Rush (UK, 2022)

Austin Arthouse (US, 2021)

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JURY'S FAVORITE - DAN.CIN.FEST Short dance film competition  (France, 2022)

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GOLD MEDAL - United Kingdom student film festival (London, 2021)

Cinedans (Netherlands, 2023)

Tessaloniki Cinedance International (Greece, 2021)

Ziel Dance & Film Festival (US, 2021)

ScreenDance Festival  (Sweden, 2022)

Moovy Tanzfilmfestival (Germany, 2022)

Multiplé dance film festival (Norway, 2022)

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Kino Tanca Online (Poland, 2023)

Suspaustas Laikas Experimental art and film Festival (Lithuania, 2023)

Knowbox Dance Film Festival (US, 2023)

WildDogs International Screening (Poland, 2023)

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Danspaus (Sweden, 2023)

Mexico City Videodance Festival (Mexico, 2023)

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