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    In the Darkness of the Movie Theater I Take Off My Shoes

    Cláudia VAREJÃO 2016 Portugal Documentary b/w 104min Portuguese DCP
    The Portuguese National Company of Ballet is about to commemorate its 40 -year anniversary. Its mission is to perform the great classics and to host a sustained flow of contemporary creations. Daily life is demanding for dancers, choreographers, ballet masters, wardrobe staff, light and sound technicians together with a vast team that enables dancing to happen from rehearsal rooms till it reaches the stage. The daily work of a dancer is a constant negotiation between instinct and technique. It is about the desire to push themselves just a little bit more. Transcending the body allows those who dare to do it and those who watch to reach unique moments of freedom. Going beyond the limits of a movement evokes eternity, for a brief moment. It’s the search for the infinite through the finite.

    Director

    Cláudia VAREJÃO

    Claudia VAREJÃO was born in Porto, Portugal and studied film in the Artistic Creativity and Creation Program offered by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, alongside the German Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin, and in São Paulo's International Film Academy. She also studied photography at AR.CO, in Lisbon. Her most recent film, Ama-San, is set to premiere in 2016. Besides working as a director, she has carved a path in photography.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Cláudia VAREJÃO
    • 2016 Ama San
    • 2016 In the Darkness of The Movie Theater I Take
    • Off My Shoes《黑暗中赤腳漫舞》
    • 2012 Morning Light
    • 2009 Cold Day
    • 2007 Weekend
    • 2004 Wanting

    Director: Claudia VAREJÃO
    Producer: Joao MATOS
    Director of Photography: CLÁUDIA VAREJÃO
    Sound:Adriana BOLITO
    Editor: Claudia VAREJÃO
     

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