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92 min

An unconventional dance documentary featuring the brazen and entirely nude choreography of Thierry Smits’s new dance, Anima Ardens. Aleksandr M. Vinogradov’s film follows 11 men who audition, rehearse, and perform this challenging piece exploring masculinity, power, and voyeurism. With charged performances, and so much skin on display, the proceedings could easily veer into eroticism; instead, this masterfully constructed film grapples with the complexity of artistic collaboration while deconstructing rote concepts of sexuality.

Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director Aleksandr M. Vinogradov and Subjects Valentin Braun & Thierry Smits.

Director: Aleksandr M. Vinogradov

Producer: Aleksandr M. Vinogradov, Thierry Smits, Fabien Defendini

Writer: Aleksandr M. Vinogradov

Cinematographer: Aleksandr M. Vinogradov, Thomas Szacka-Marier, Alyx Ayn Arumpac, Jean Counet, Benjamine Wolf

Editor: Aleksandr M. Vinogradov

Music: Aleksandr Vasilenko, Francisco López

Language: Dutch, English, French

Country: Beligum

Year: 2020

Publicist: Scott Motisko PR

Sales Agent: Alameda Entertainment

Arts

International

LGBTQIA+

Performance

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