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Ease on Down - (2017) - Director

A little short dance film I directed about a happy journey that combines jazz, body percussions and dance.
A blended road movie that poses questions about the human spirit and migration through performance art.

Directed by Cristobal Catalan
Choreography by Omari 'Motion' Carter
Cinematography and Colour Grade by James Williams
Performed by Rhona Ashwood & Omari 'Motion' Carter
Original Composition by Sam Barnett
Sax and Keys: Sam Barnett
Drums: Zoe Pascal
Sound Design by Nicola Chang
Camera, Sound Recordist, Digital Compositing by Just Josh
Music Engineering by Ahmad Dayes
Sound Mastering by Jason Emberton
Set Photographer: Danilo Moroni

 

Festivals

  • March 2023 - Moovy TanzFilm Festival, Cologne, Germany (rescreen)

  • October 2022 - Fifth Wall Fest, PHILIPPINES.

  • August 2021 - The Big Feast 2021 - Stoke-on-Trent, UK

  • October 2020 - Dumfries and Galloway Dance - Online Watch Party #2 Scotland, UK. (Online)

  • March 2019 - Moovy TanzFilm Festival, Cologne, Germany

  • October 2018 - Festival de Videodanza de Palma, Palma, Spain.

  • August 2018 - Fuselage Dance Film Festival, Seattle, Washington, USA.

  • July 2018 - DanceBARN ScreenDANCE Festival, Battle Lake, Minnesota, USA.

  • April 2018 - Loikka Dance Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland.

  • April 2018 - Festival IN OUT Dance/Image, Gdansk, Poland.

  • March 2018 - Cinedans Dance Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands.​

Awards

  • Top 20 Finalist @ Festival IN OUT Dance/Image, Gdansk, Poland (2018)

  • Top 6 Finalist for Best Soundtrack @ My Røde Reel Short Film Competition (2017)