Spirits We Dance by Natalija Gormalova

Public Project

Spirits We Dance

Copyright Natalija Gormalova 2024

Updated Jul 2020

Topics Arts, Black Lives Matter, Conceptual, Disability, Documentary, Emotion, Featured Film, Film, Fine Art, Freedom, Motherhood, Parenting & Family, Spirituality

Spirits We Dance is a poetic journey of two contemporary dancers as they show us what life is like being a disabled dancer in a harsh, urban landscape of Accra. In a tale of friendship between Afriyie and Alfred and a tale of love between a mother and daughter, Spirits We Dance takes viewers into an imaginative and surreal mindscape. A world sublime and yet childlike in its beauty, it is created by the characters to escape the pain of reality. Connecting with their spiritual side when they dance, they are free from the restrictions their bodies and society impose. Challenging the idea that spirits are evil and menacing, two dancers find freedom when they leave reality behind and connect with the spirits of dance.

Starring: Afriyie Allen Anim, Alfred Quarshie & Gerda Frimpomaa Boateng
Written & Directed by Natalija Gormalova
Produced by: HI-LIFE STUDIOS
DOP: Apag Annankra
Sound Design/Music: Obed Otchere
Editor: Mortinno Morton
Set Design: AFRODISTRICT

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