COMPETITION
The FIFTH WALL ® FEST Competition serves as a dynamic platform, fostering innovative journeys that push the boundaries of dance on camera. This collection showcases the entries from Edition IV finalists. We warmly invite you to immerse yourself in the distinctive styles of each filmmaker, and discover how their films bring you into particularities and universalities of human experience.
BROTHERS
2023
G
Max Cookward
BROTHERS is an autobiographical work by Max Cookward, touching on themes of brotherhood, joy, care and what it is to love unconditionally.
AAKONG PAGSAYAW, AKONG PAGLAUM (MY DANCING, MY HOPE)
2023
G
Mai Garlet
Relna is a talented folk dancer. She has been since she was young. After an unfortunate fall during a Tinikling performance that resulted in an injury, Relna loses her rhythm.
CAPTURES
2023
G
Paola Evelina Gallarato
CAPTURES aims to investigate and explore the body as a calligraphic sign that underlines, emphasizes, dialogues and interacts with space and its historical memory.
DISSONANCE
2023
G
Lili Andres
Dissonance delves into a conflicting and intertwining state of mania, melancholy, and tranquility. In this film, these often indescribable states of emotion are expressed through a confused sense of physical sensation.
LOOKING FOR LOÏE
2023
G
Tuulia Soininen
Looking For Loïe is a feminist dance film in which a woman comes face to face with inequality in the work place. The film is inspired by dance and theatre technology pioneer Loïe Fuller. It is created by all woman and non-binary makers.