Screendance

Flatpack’s annual programme of movement on screen returns with another adrenaline-packed study into choreography and cinematography.

We span the globe in this programme, from right here in Birmingham to the other side of the world, proving that dance really is a universal language. Join Iranian protesters in a powerful movement piece shot entirely on a phone, before spending time in a theatre full of cats watching a fish head perform Swan Lake.

Despite stylistic and thematic differences, the films have one thing in common: they’re all eligible for the coveted Screendance Award.

Films:

Until…
(Dir: Tannin Torabi, Iran 2023, 14 mins)

Impossible Image
(Dir: Karen Pearlman, Australia 2023, 8 mins)

Lucid Dreaming
(Dir: Emma Evelein, Netherlands 2023, 13 mins)

Happy Okay Mate
(Dir: Luke Collins, UK 2022, 4 mins)

Seeking Thomas
(Dir: Julia Lisa Zlotnick, UK 2023, 4 mins)

Where do Ants Sleep at Night?
(Dir: Dean Wie, China 2023, 21 mins)

The Battle for Swan Lake
(Dir: Joan Carol Gratz, USA 2023, 3 mins)