I WAS A DANCER
Film and Soundtrack by Jason Whiton
SYNOPSIS
In this cinema verite-inspired short, form and movement become haunting
testimony for an elderly Japanese woman who can no longer dance in a
local festival.
AWARDS
Cinequest- Viewer's Voice Award
Crested Butte- Best Experimental Film
REVIEWS
"Beautiful!" -Roberta Munroe (Sundance Film Festival)
"Sensual!" -Bennington Museum
RECENT SCREENING:
American Dance Festival, Screendance 2011
DISTRIBUTION
Oaut! Media/Canada
TRIVIA
The film was inspired by lo-fi, cinema verite, and experimental work by Chris Marker, Werner Herzog, and others. Footage of a northern Japanese festival is woven with scenes of elderly women to create a loose narrative about aging and memory. Jason lived for many years in northern Japan, where the film takes place, and created both the film and the Japanese music-inspired soundtrack.
LINKS:
I Was a Dancer on IMDB
Soundtrack on YouTube
Soundtrack on SoundCloud
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