Synopsis
Somewhere between an autobiographical piece, a heartfelt tribute to an immigrant mother whose fate is out of her hands, and a dance film rich in poetry and symbolism, this ode to freedom bubbles with reflections and experimentations – all set against the imposing backdrop of factory chimneys and a truss arch bridge.
Festivals
AWARDS
Best National Short or Medium-length Documentary - RIDM - Rencontres internationales du documentaire à Montréal, Canada, 2021
SELECTIONS
RIDM - Rencontres internationales du documentaire à Montréal, Canada, 2021 (world premiere)
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Canada, 2022
Aricadoc, Chile, 2022
Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA, 2023
Screendance Film Tour, USA, 2024
Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Taiwan, 2026
ONLINE
La Fabrique culturelle - Web (Canada), 2022
Regards Hybrides - Web (Canada)
Director: Sonya Stefan
DOP: Olivier Gossot (16mm movie) + Salvatore Stefan and Sonya Stefan (Archive)
Sound: Kurt Waizmann
Editing: Sonya Stefan
Music: Jackie Gallant
Production: Sonya Stefan
Version
Original: English & French
Subtitles: English, French
Format
16/9/Stereo
DCP, ProRes, H264
Sonya Stefan is a Canadian media + dance artist whose specialty is analog (16mm|VHS), digital (Documentary), and Live Feedback projection. Presently in-creation with Petrikor Danse project Cuña, the collaboration explores menopause through video mapping the body. Her most recent collaborations are with multimedia dance company Animals of Distinction, Berlin's experimental music act Group A (Tommi Tokyo and Sayaka Botanic) and Toronto’s Newton Moraes Dance Theatre.
