Lodela

199626 min 22 secFilm: Experimental

G

Direction: Philippe Baylaucq

Production: Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol

Script: Philippe Baylaucq

The soul leaves the body. Drawn by intense light, the spirit discovers its twin self, its feminine side...its guide in the beyond. Inspired by the myths of the afterlife, this allegorical dance piece illuminates the soul's quest by exploring movement and the human body in new and astonishing ways. An evocation of the origins of the world. A hymn to the beauty of the human form. A celebration of movement. A metaphor for life and death. Film without words.

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Subject categories

  • Dance > ChoreographyDance Interpretations
  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Human ConditionReligious Experiences
  • Arts Education > Dance

Credits

director
Philippe Baylaucq
script
Philippe Baylaucq
producer
Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
photography
Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
Philippe Baylaucq
editing
Roch La Salle
sound editing
Marie-Claude Gagné
choreography
José Navas
re-recording
Serge Boivin
music
Eric Longsworth
cast
José Navas
Chi Long

Awards

  • Award of Excellence for Best Film or Video under 60 minutes (tied with Thirty Five Aside by Damien O'Donnell - Ireland) - with a cash prize of 500$Atlantic International Film Festival
  • Special Jury Citation from the John Spotton Award for its formal beauty and poetic cinematic constructionInternational Film Festival
  • Award - Category: Best Short DocumentaryHot Docs
  • Award for Best choregraphy for cameraMoving Pictures
  • Telefilm Canada Award (tied with Two Impossible Films de Mark Lewis - Canada) - with a cash prize of 15,000$ (7,500$ each)FIFA / International Festival of Films on Art
  • Honorable Mention International Film and Video Festival
  • Award of the MayorArt Film Trencianske Teplice
  • Award for Best Picture (Jean-Pierre Lachapelle)MEDIAWAVE / International Festival of Visual Arts