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A global platform and creative studio for dance.
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Watch “BIOPHILIA” In the wilderness on the southern tip of Africa - Whale speaks to Elephant, while Mantis the mischievous summons ancient rhythm and a circus responds - and flies. Filmed in Cape Town, South Africa Director: Bryan Garrick Little @publicshowsofaffection Choreographers: Natasha Patterson @natashasdpatterson and Sabine Van Rensburg @sabinevanrensburg of People Watching @peoplewatching___ and Kiley Dolaway @kileydolaway Featuring: Zip Zap Circus @zipzapcircus — Phelelani Ndakrokra @phelelani17 Jacobus Claassen @trompie199 Bridgette Berning @bridgetteberning Charlie @circleintheair Jade Palmer @jadepalmer__ Silumko Ndulula @slu_beast Vuyani Lottering @dovi_vuyani Jason Barnard @jasonzipzapbarnard Original Composition: ‘Silence’ by Silvan @silvan_sikohler in collaboration with Stuart Ziegler @channel7d Producers: Ana-Filipa Domingues @flyonthewall_films Sabine Van Rensburg @circusbean Zip Zap Circus @zipzapcircus On Set Choreographers: Saskia Van Rensburg @saskvanrensburg and Amy Wood @woodie.amy Art Director / Sculptural element designer and maker: Amy Rusch @amy.rusch Art Director: Rebecca van Beeck @rebeccalvb Final Audio Mix by: Field Audio @field.audio Color: Will Adashek Special Thanks: Steve Benjamin of Animal Ocean and Pippa Erlich @the_rewilding @films.dance Creative Director: Jacob Jonas Produced by @jacobjonasthecompany Co-presented by @bam_brooklyn @harristheaterchicago @thesorayastage @stanfordlive @stanford.global by @films.dance
In 2020, at the start of the pandemic, I created a new global platform called @films.dance In over 3 years, my team creatively directed and produced 45 original short films around the world. To date, this project features over 1000 artists. Selected here are excerpts of 20 of those films. Head to the account or on our website to learn more about this project. We are setting out to produce more films in the coming years. Send along any recommendations of artists, filmmakers, composers, choreographers dancers if you have them. Thanks to my team @_jillwilson_ @emmaarielle and a cohort of curators, producers, partners and presenters that allowed this project to come to life. by @films.dance
Watch “TRAWL” • There is a deafening. Displaced from the natural environment. The consequences of being born in a society where your history once didn’t belong. Purity stolen. We are stealing the last organisms that assist our breath. The leftover waste that captures ecosystems washes along the shore. A personification of extinction. Filmed in Rosarito, Mexico Director: Jacob Jonas @jacobjonasthecompany Choreographer: QUICK (MuDA) @muda.japan Featuring: Rauf “RubberLegz” Yasit @rubberlegz Cinematographer: Jessica Young @jbyfilm Composer: Anibal Sandoval @_anibal_sandoval__ With additional music by Mariachi Imperial -Javier Jahin Ramierz, Gabriel González, Ernesto González, Sergio González, Luis Platero Costume Design: Christian Stroble @christianstroble 1st AC: Colin Lupe @infinitylupee Editor: Logan Seaman @visions_of_lolo Color: Will Adashek @films.dance Creative Director: Jacob Jonas Produced by @jacobjonasthecompany Co-presented by @bam_brooklyn @harristheaterchicago @thesorayastage @stanfordlive @stanford.global by @films.dance
Watch “Kaduna” • A movement born out of migration and distance—out of likeness and difference. In this mutually birthed language we seek to obliterate the illusion that we are separate from each other and the environment that holds us together. We are no bigger or smaller. We are a brotherhood. A kinship. Filmed in Kaduna, Nigeria Directors: Ridwan Adeniyi @thecritics001 + Jacob Jonas Choreographer: Vinson Fraley @heyvinson Featuring: @ebinumbrothers Composer: @_anibal_sandoval__ Cinematographer and Editor: @raymondyusuff_ Sound Recordist: Ronald Yusuff Women Singing: Gbagyi Tribe Costume Designer: @xstores_ng Color: Will Adashek Production: @thecritics001 Produced by @jacobjonasthecompany In partnership with @somewheremagazine Co-presented by @harristheaterchicago @thewallisbh @thesorayastage by @films.dance
Watch BOY INSIDE • The past doesn’t speak, it hums, pulses, returns in fragments. A boy remains inside, untouched by time but changed by everything. What the body can’t say, it finds another way to release. Filmed in Moncalvo, Italy Directed by: Luke White @lukewhite_lab Choreographer: Jacob Jonas @jacobjonasthecompany Featuring: Jarrett Yeary @jarrettyeary Child: Damiano Bertoldo, Leonardo Tapparo Performers: Evan Beek @ev_beek Alyse Rockett @alyse_rockett Ryan Green @greenrryan Alexa Donnelly @alexadonnelly Paulina Donnelly @paulinadonnelly Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company @jacobjonasthecompany Executive Producer / Creative Director: Jacob Jonas @jacobjonasthecompany Producers: Jill Wilson @_jillwilson_ Emma Rosenzweig-Bock @emmaarielle Producers: Maria Clara Taglienti @mctaglienti Rocco Marcandino Co-produced by: Tapeless Film @tapelessfilm Mathieu Brelière @mathieubreliere Cinematographer: Mathieu Brelière @mathieubreliere Editors: Matt Nee, Anna Meller @nnmeller Sound Design: Mutant Jukebox @mjkbx Costume: Fucked Up Individuals @fucked.up.individuals Set Designer: Weronika Wolinska @weronika_wolinska 1st AC: Giacomo Piccolo @mrlittlejack Gaffer: Xavier Tozzi Fontana @xavier_tozzi_fontana VFX: Time Based Arts @timebasedarts Particle VFX: Samuel Pietri @samuelpietri MoCap VFX: Luke White @lukewhite_lab Colourist: Ruth Wardell - Time Based Arts @wvrdell MoCap equipment: Andrew Knight @andrewgoodknight Drawing by: Leonardo Tapparo Filmed on location at: Orsolina28 Art Foundation @orsolina28 Special Thanks: Simony Monteiro @kikisimy, Michele Denegri, Maura Sodero & Ivan Bertoldo, Alice Nicoletti, Paideia Foundation, Joe D’Ovidio, George Miller by @films.dance
Watch “NEPTUNE’S DREAMS”Neptune wakes up from a dream. Filmed in Neptune, New Jersey Director: Alex Fischman Cárdenas @alexfischmanc Choreography & Staging: Jonah Bokaer @jonah_bokaer Featuring Collaborators: Jonah Bokaer @jonah_bokaer Michael Trusnovec @truzdncr Director of Photography: Gabriel Crawford Connelly @gabrielconnelly Music By: Gavin Brivik @gavinbrivik Philip Daniel @philipdanielpiano Luanne Homzy @luannehomzy Sound Design: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi Producer / Assistant Director: Adrian Sobrado @asobrado_30 Producers: Jonah Bokaer Choreography @jonah_bokaer Michael Trusnovec @truzdncr 1st AC: Idil Eryurekli @idileryurekli Gaffer: Henry Wolf @henryjwolf Steadicam: Sam Stephan @_sam_stephan Editor: Duke Nova @no.ah.le.page Color: Mikey Pehanich @mikeypackage Stylist: Alon Cameron @aloncameron Production Designer: Sophia Uehara @sophia.uehara Location: Jersey Shore Arts Center - Ocean Grove, NJ @jerseyshoreartscenter Site Reps: Nichole Nappi, Matthew DeSantis Production: Brickhead @brickhead.co Producers Circle: Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation - Board of Directors @chez_bushwick Dance Production Staff Curator: Aaron Levi Garvey General Counsel: Barbara Hoffman Storyboard Artist: Amanda Lawrence Publicist: Erik Bucci Database: Brooke Lorraine Landry Special Projects: Ekaterina Petrova Development: Yifei Tang Company Manager: Alaina Wilson Studio Manager of Chez Bushwick (Rehearsal Space): Maria Wilson @films.dance Creative Director: Jacob Jonas Produced by @jacobjonasthecompany Co-presented by @bam_brooklyn @harristheaterchicago @thesorayastage @stanfordlive @stanford.global by @films.dance
Watch “GARUDA” • The sun bird. Come as you are, as a new beginning. We are small in the rhythm of it all. The leaves grow, until fall. A new season awaits. Filmed in Los Angeles, CA, USA Director & Choreographer: Jacob Jonas @jacobjonasthecompany Featuring: Emma Rosenzweig-Bock @emmaarielle Cinematographer: Jessica Young @jbyfilm Editor: Max Neumeier @muxsux Executive Producer: Jill Wilson @_jillwilson_ Producer: Emma Rosenzweig-Bock @emmaarielle Music: The Knot – Sun @notheknotheknot Colorist: Yerlan Tanayev @yerrekke Color Producer: Jackson Winkler @yackson_vinkla Color Assist: Erwin Pasia @erwinpasia Stylist: Karolina Frechowicz @karolinafre Wardrobe: Naked Cashmere @nakedcashmere Thank you: Ellen Makowsky, Anastasia Strizhenova by @films.dance
Watch “WILL-O” • The piece represents the beauty and strength of female artists across mediums and the resilience it takes to bend but not break. Filmed in New York, NY, USA Director: Cheryl Dunn @cheryldunn Choreographer: Sophie Laplane @slaplanechoreographer Featuring: Alicia Graf Mack @aliciagrafmack Maria Kowroski @realmkowroski Cinematographer: Evan Jake Cohen @evanjakecohen Editor: Cheryl Dunn Song: “Girls on planet mars” by Smoota and the Beast @smoota Music Written By: David W. Smith (Smootzilla Music Ascap) Trombone: Dave Smoota Smith Electric Guitar: Ricky Quiñones Synth: Yusuke Yamamoto Electric Bass: Jeremy Wilms Drums: Chris Eddleton Paintings: Simone Shubuck @simoneshubuck Steadicam Operator: Kyle Fasanella @vilekyle 1st Assistant Camera: Brandon Regina Wardrobe: alixNYC @alixnyc Hair and Make-up: Sara Glick @saraglick PA & Styling: Violet Cheverez @lotsagirl @films.dance Creative Director: Jacob Jonas Produced by @jacobjonasthecompany Co-presented by @bam_brooklyn @harristheaterchicago @thesorayastage @stanfordlive by @films.dance
Watch “Goal” on films.dance • Roused by ambition, two men face the price of their prize. They race side by side and yet are mentally miles away. The game is not over, it’s a tie… “The tie so sorrowful that you wear and that adorns you oh civilized one take it off if you wish to breathe” - Guillaume Apollinaire Filmed in Amsterdam, Netherlands Director: Bear Damen @beardamen Choreography: Mathilde Gilhet @mathildegilhet in collaboration with the performers Featuring: Simon Bus @simon.bus Roy Overdijk @roytheruggeds DOP: Matthew Ballard @matt_ballard Gaffer: Thijs Besteman @thijsieb Grip: Jetmir Bricor @jetmirbricori 1st AC: Nick Vigue @nickvigue 2nd AC: Bart Hoveijn @barthoveijn Production Company: Heat @heatxheat Producer: Luc de Kock @luc.de.kock Edit / Sound / Music / Color Grade: Bear Damen Special thanks: Cinesupply, Het Raam, Damen Shipyards, Jacqueline Bourgeas, Isabelle Bals, Dario Dinuzzi @films.dance Creative Director: Jacob Jonas Produced by @jacobjonasthecompany Co-presented by @bam_brooklyn @harristheaterchicago @thesorayastage @stanfordlive by @films.dance
Watch “Siren” Siren is a visual journey into Royal Ballet Principal dancer Francesca Hayward’s relationship with ballet, drawing on her early experiences of the art form to create a contrastingly intimate yet voyeuristic experience for the viewer. In collaboration with choreographer Michael Montgomery and designer Simone Rocha, director Jess Kohl expertly crafts a hauntingly beautiful narrative that expresses the macabre origins of the ballets that captivated Francesca as a young child. Filmed in London, Uk Director: Jess Kohl @jess.kohl Choreographer: Michael Montgomery @mistermichaelmontgomery Performed by: Francesca Hayward, Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet @francescahayward @royaloperahouse Executive Producer: Jackson Forsythe @jacforsythe and Juliette Larthe @juliette_larthe Producer: Jackson Forsythe @jacforsythe Production: PRETTY BIRD @prettybirdpic andUNSIGNED @unsigned.film Costume Designer: Simone Rocha @simonerocha_ Stylist: Robbie Spencer @robbiespencer Composer: Isobel Waller Bridge @isobelwb DOP: Eoin McLoughlin @eoinmcl Make Up: Celia Burton @celiaburtonmakeup Production Manager: Andreja Viskovic @dreviskovic Additional Photography: Jed Darlington-Roberts @jed_drr Steadi Cam Operator: Junior Agymen @mrjunioragyeman 1st AC: Tom Storey @multistorey47 1st AC: Louise Tse @louisetse Styling Assistant: Met Kilinc @metkilinc Drone Pilot: Ibrahim Serra Mohammed @ascensionfilms Editor: Charlie Von Rotberg @rotnug Edit Post Production: Stitch - @stitchediting Colourist: Alex Gregory @alexgregorycolour @no8ldn Producer: Diego Basualdo @diegoendonde Post Producer: Kirsty Oldfield Post Production Company: Serena @serena_postproduction Flame Colourist: Adrian Aragones Post Production: Luis Huete, Esther Ceballos y Beatriz Descalzo Credit Design: Jump Jirakaweekul @jumpjirak PR: DH-PR @dhpr_london Filmed at the Royal Opera House, London. In Collaboration with: Simone Rocha @simonerocha_ Support from: Simone Rocha, Kodak, DH-PR, Royal Opera House, Prettybird, Stitch Editing, No8 London Special thanks to: Kirsty Oldfield, Rachel Hollings, Daisy Hoppen, Juliette Larthe, Eoin McLoughlin, Marion Abramov, Ryann Foulke, by @films.dance
Step into summer rhythms! The Marquee TV Summer Festival brings the spirit of festival season to your screen with a curated line-up of festival-inspired favorites. From jazz and classical concerts to Shakespeare under the stars, ballet masterclasses, and vibrant visual art, this collection brings the summer vibes (no wristbands needed). As you enjoy MarqueeTV’s summer lineup, make sure you check out the SF Dance Film Festival Shorts Collection featuring audience favorites like CIRCLE. CIRCLE Director: Phillip Kaminiak @phillipkaminiak_cinematography Choreographer: Qiaoqiao Zhang @qiaoqiaozhangchili Produced by Jacob Jonas The Company @jacobjonasthecompany by @films.dance
LOTUS • Unbelievable surrendering. Encouraged by the depths of love to survive. A chase of the shadows. A protection of what we hold closest to us. The sun, roots, and life all around are signs to keep going. The curiosity occurs to give up, but it is not followed. Her life, more fragile than could have ever imagined. The tide is high. Dusk marks the transition from light to dark. He is here, with the moon. Filmed in Los Angeles, CA, USA Director | Choreographer: Jacob Jonas @jacobjonasthecompany Featuring: Nic Walton @nic_walton & Isabella Walton Cinematographer: Jessica Young @jbyfilm Score: Paulo Gallo @paulogallog Camera Operator: David Markun @donmagicjuan 1st AC: Javier Juanillo @javieralexj13 Editor: Emma Rosenzweig-Bock @emmaarielle Colorist: Franziska Heinemann @franziska.heinemann Performed by Lotus String Quartet 1° Violin: Alexander Abukhovich @mielophon 2° Violin: Anais Burgos Sepúlveda @anaisvbs Viola: Evdokia Ivashova @divashova_ Cello: Carlos Diego Herrera @cdiego24 Score preparation: Andres Hernandez @andres.h.sarmiento Jimmy C. Beas @jimmycb.iolin Ensemble Contractor Berlin: Stefan Menzel @stefan__mp Recording engineer/Editor/Pre-Mixing: Benjamin Pellicer @gato__zambrano Sound Design and Sound Editing: Feliciano Quintana @feliciano_qo Stereo Mix / Master: Paulo Gallo @paulogallog Immersive Audio Design / Dolby Atmos Score Mix & Mastering: Christopher Manhey @christopher.manhey Atmos Assistant: Nicolás Hernández @nixoslash Studio: Omni Soundlab @omni.soundlab This piece was recorded in the Claudio Arrau room by Benjamin Pellicer, with the courtesy and support of Teatro Municipal de Santiago. Music composition and immersive spatialization work done through the support of Jacob Jonas The Company, Roostersound Berlin and Omni Soundlab. @municipaldesantiago Executive Producer: Jill Wilson @_jillwilson_ Producers: Jacob Jonas @jacobjonasthecompany Emma Rosenzweig Bock @emmaarielle by @films.dance

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