Work that merges two art forms is showcased at the Dance Camera West film festival in Downtown Los Angeles.
Three sisters huddle for survival against trauma. A snowy forest comes to life. A soon-to-marry man can’t shake another woman — literally. All conveyed largely without dialogue, via movement.
“It’s a different way of communicating for both forms,” says Kelly Hargraves, executive and artistic director of Dance Camera West, a festival exhibiting 55 films featuring dance. “When we started showing to Hollywood film people, they hated it because it didn’t have rules. It’s not scripted; it doesn’t have a shot list a lot of the time. You can’t be looking at the continuity book. You just sort of flow.
The festival runs Jan. 9-12 at REDCAT in Downtown Los Angeles, with a Sunday event spilling over to the Downtown Independent . One thing you won’t see at Dance Camera West, however, is live dancing. Hargraves has focused on what cinematic tools can bring to the experience. Watching just a few of the festival’s 17 awards finalists, one is immediately struck by the impact of simply placing dance performances in actual locations, be it in nature or oppressive ramshackle bedrooms, and using judicious close-ups and 360-degree views. These films are imaginative, emotional and beautifully realized for the screen.
Writer-choreographer-dancer Matilda Sakamoto in her short film “If I Sound Happy, That’s Your Mistake.”
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