DOROTEA SAYKALY

PAINTED

A cinematic study
body + architecture

Short film
2012

PAINTED was the first in a series of screendance films about our tug-of-war with nature. In this hauntingly evocative short, the unravelling decay of a building mirrors the delicate fragility of the human body. Highlighting the passage of time, the effects of neglect, and the aesthetic of decay, the film explores the intersection of choreography and abandoned architecture.

Both the choreography and the original music score were created to descend in a decrescendo, echoing the building's retreat from the tangible world and Nature's gradual encroachment.

Recipient of the Best Dance Film award at the 2012 Fastnet Short Film Festival, PAINTED Nominated for Best of Festival and Best Original Music, PAINTED has travelled the world in twenty-one film festivals internationally.

OFFICIAL FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Dance Camera West 2012
FIVC 2.0 (+ Tour selection)
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema
Festival de Film de Lanaudiere
NSI Short Film Festival
Oklahoma Dance Film Festival
Exground Filmfest
Pop-up Film Festival
Dance on Camera Festival 2013 (+ Tour selection)
VI São Carlos Videodance Festival
Dance Camera Istanbul
Dance Camera Festival 2013 (+ Tour selection)
Cinedans 2013
FIFA 2013
Agite y Sirva 2013
Dance Moments 2013
Tiny Dance Film Festival 2013
Athens Video Dance Project 2014
Dancing Bravo! MOCA Video, Taiwan, 2014
Intervening Domain: International Dance Video Exhibition, Taiwan, 2014
InShadow - International Festival of Video, Performance and Technologies 2015

Directed by DUNCAN MCDOWALL
Choreographed and Performed by DOROTEA SAYKALY
Cinematography by CHRISTOPHE COLLETTE
Original Score by SIMON MARCHETERRE
Costume Designer CARLA ROMAGNOLI
Edited by SEB DELPORTE
Produced by SACH BAYLIN-STERN and ANTLER FILMS
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CREATED WITH SUPPORT FROM
BravoFACT, Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent as a division of Bell Media Inc.