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THE GLASSHOUSE

CHRIS LEWIS-SMITH, XAVIER DE SANTOS & POLLY FRANKS

The Glasshouse is a single-take screendance shot with a handheld camera in University of Bristol's Botanic Garden. As part of the choreography, and as a way of merging the roles of performer and camera operator, the camera is passed between the dancers and the director during filming.

Awards

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BEST SHORT EXPERIMENTAL FILM

at the Movie Screen Pro Festival, Barcelona, 2018

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FINALIST at the Overcome Film Festival, California, 2018

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SEMI-FINALIST at the Los Angeles Cinefest, 2017

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Official

Selection

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Soundance Film Festival, Barcelona & Argentina, 2020

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Andrew Brownsword Gallery, The Edge, Bath, 2019

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International Video Art Limousine Festival, NYC, 2018

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Film-Art-Dance Festival, North Carolina, 2018 

& FAD Collections touring events (curated educational programs in primary and secondary classrooms across North Carolina, the United States, and Canada)

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Regensberg International Short Film Week, Germany, 2017

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Regensberg International Short Film Week, Germany, 2017

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Southern Cone International Film Festival, Chile, 2017

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Los Angeles Mini Movie Fest, Los Angeles, 2017

 

Flatlands Dance Film Festival, Illinois, 2017

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