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Director/Choreography/Script: Ingrid Nachstern
Cinematographer: Luca Truffarelli
Performers: Michael Cooney Lucia Kickham Ingrid Nachstern
Sound: Michael Gallen
Editing: Ingrid Nachstern and Luca Truffarelli
Filmed in Ireland
Screenings and Awards:
Light Moves International Screendance Festival,Limerick,Ireland -nominated for Best Irish Short Screendance Film -2014
Live Action Shorts,Montana,USA – 2015
Tocht Festival of Dance,Kerry,Ireland -2015
Accolade Global Film Competition,La Jolla,California -Recognition Award:Film Short-2015
American Dance Festival’s 2015 International Screendance Festival,Durham,North Carolina,USA-2015
Best Shorts,San Diego,California -Recognition Award:Film Short -2015
Revuelo’s Velada Cine y Danza,Concepcion,Chile – 2015
Best Editing Award,Modica Film Festival,Sicily – 2015
Silver Screen Award,Nevada International Film Festival,USA-2015
Official Selection & Finalist,Venice Film Awards,Venice Italy -August 2020
Official Selection Hollywood Gold Awards - September 2020
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival Finalist -France (Paris based) - April 2021
Finalist - Beyond the Curve International Film Festival, Paris France - May 2021
Official Selection - FilmFest by Rogue Dancer - August 2022
FReedom-to-go!
Director,Choreographer,Script,Performer: Ingrid Nachstern
Cinematographer: Luca Truffarelli
Assistant: Michele Ragni
Performers: Michael Cooney Lucia Kickham
Music: Luminitza -composed by Alexander Balanescu and performed by The Balanescu Quartet
Titleist: Stefano Baldinelli
Sound: Gabriele Paperini
Wardrobe: Emma Downey (Mermaid Costume) Alison Finn (Lucia Kickham’s blouse)
Location Manager: Miriam Duffy
Screenings and Awards:
IndieFEST Award,California,USA-Merit Award – 2016
IndieFEST Award,California,USA-Award of Recognition-2016
Athens International Film and Video Festival,Athens,Ohio,USA – 2016
Brooklyn Film Festival USA – Audience Award Winner -2016
Miami shorts Festival USA – Semi-Finalist – 2016
Light Moves Screendance Festival,Limerick,Ireland - 2016
Moving Body,Varna,Bulgaria - 1-2 September 2017
ventiquattro settembre- SET me Free (OFF Section) -V.e.N.e with future mellon,not yet art, in collaboration with Metricubi and Roehampton University,with special partners International Dance Festival of Burgundy,Lago Film Festival and Project Trans(m)it- Venice,Italy-September 2017
Twentyeighth September- SET me Free OFF/UK Focus-same partners as above-The Michaelis Theatre University of Roehampton London -Sept 2017
Moving Body (Performance Room) Veliko Tarnovo Bulgaria -April 2018
Wicklow Screendance Laboratory 2018- Wicklow Ireland -October 2018
American Screen Awards (Award of Merit:Special International Category (International Film) -May 2020 [click here for more]
Dancer from the Dance Festival of Irish Choreography (IRL/USA)-June 29-July 3 2020
Finalist -Beyond the Curve International Film Festival, Paris France - July 2021
Official Selection - FilmFest by Rogue Dancer - February 2022
Shoe Horn / office
Director,Choreographer,Script: Ingrid Nachstern
Cinematographer: Luca Truffarelli
Assistant: Jose Miguel Jimenez
Performers: Michael Cooney Millie Daniel-Dempsey Molly Keane Ingrid Nachstern Don Rongavilla
Music: Ed Alleyne-Johnson's Inner City Music - Part 4 Track No 8
Costumes: The Abbey Theatre and The Costume Mill
Location Manager: Mags Mulvey
Screenings and Awards:
The IndieFEST California,USA - Award of Merit (IMDb listed - Experimental) - Feb 2018
Best Shorts California USA - Award of Merit Special Mention:Experimental - March 2018
51st Annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival USA - Remi Winner - March 2018
Brooklyn Film Festival - June 2018
ADF's (American Dance Festival) Movies by Movers - Nasher Museum of Art,Durham,North Carolina USA -July 2018
Experimental Forum 2018 Los Angeles USA - Honorable Mention - July 2018
Screen Dance International at Detroit Dance City Festival - Aug 10 2018
Movimiento en Movimiento Mexico City Oct 11 - Nov 4 2018
Light Moves Festival of Screendance Limerick Ireland - Nov 8-11 2018
Movies by Movers with Cara Hagan Gelber, Roehampton University's Centre of Dance Research, London - Nov 20 2018
Los Angeles Movie Awards -Best Experimental Film -The Complex Hollywood - Jan 19 2019
Indie Short Fest(IMDb)-Los Angeles International Film Festival -Certificate of Achievement - Feb 2019
Independent Shorts Awards-Certificate of Achievement -Bronze Award for Best Experimental Short - Los Angeles - March 2019
Screen.dance -Perth Scotland - 6-9 May 2019
23rd Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival USA - Semi-Finalist - August 6-12 2019
Virginia Commonwealth University -Virginia USA - September 23rd 2019
Xerb.TV Channel - USA September 2019 -https://xerb.tv/channel/isa
Tanzrauschen - November 22-24 2019-Wuppertal Germany
Moving Body - Sofia,Varna,Veliko Tărnovo Bulgaria: February-April 2020
Official Selection & Best Experimental Film, Venice Shorts 2020, Venice California ,USA - August 2020
Finalist, Cyrus International Festival of Toronto - August 2020
Finalist-Montreal Independent Film Festival - August 2020
Finalist -Prague International Monthly Film Festival -Prague,Czech Republic - August 2020
Finalist -Kosice International Monthly Film Festival -Kosice,Slovakia - August 2020
Honorable Mention-Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival -Toronto Canada -August 2020
Best Experimental Film(Fall Season)-Toronto Film Channel - September 2020
Best Experimental Film LA Sun Film Fest 2020
Official Selection -East Europe International Film Festival -Warsaw, Poland - December 2020
Best Experimental Film -Sicily Independent Film Awards - October 2020 (https://www.sicilyindependentfilmawards.com/festival)
Chicago Indie Film Awards -Finalist - Chicago,USA November 2020
New Wave Short Film-Munich,Germany November 2020
New York Tri-State International Film Festival - November 2020
Kalakari Film Festival - India - Selected for May 2021
East European International Film Festival - Warsaw Poland - Best Experimental Film Award -Nominations: Best Director, Best Editing and Best Cinematography - Certificate of Achievement for Best Experimental Film - December 2020
Roma Short Film Festival -Finalist-Rome, Italy - December 2020
Cult Movies International Film Festival London - Honorable Mention - January 2021
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival (Paris) -Best Experimental Film and Certificate of Excellence - February 2021
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival Indonesia -Certificate of Achievement-February 1-3 2021
New York Independent Cinema Awards -Best Experimental Film - February 2021
Paris International Short Festival -Official Selection -Paris Feb 2021
London Indie Short Festival of 24frames - London Feb 2021
ISAFF -Official Selection - Russia Feb 2021
Vesuvius International Film Fest -Official Selection - Italy Feb 2021
ADIFF -Official Selection (Best Female Director) -Russia Feb 2021
Hong Kong Indie Film Festival -Official Selection - Hong Kong Feb 2021
San Francisco Indie Short Festival -Official Selection - March 2021
The Gladiator Film Festival - Official Selection - Turkey March 2021
London International Monthly Film Festival(LIMFF)- Special Mention - England March 2021
Andromeda Film Festival - Official Selection - Turkey March 2021
Wallachia International Film Festival - Official Selection - Romania March 2021
Vienna International Film Awards - Honorable Mention - Austria March 2021
Austin International Art Festival - Official Selection - USA March 2021
Berlin Movie Awards -Best Experimental Film- Germany March 2021
Fullshot Film Festival - Official Selection - USA March 2021
Tokyo International Short Film Festival - Finalist - Japan April 2021
Sydney Indie Short Festival - Official Selection - Australia Spring 2021
V.i.Z, Film Fest -Finalist Best Director -Bulgaria April 2021
V.i.Z. Film Fest - Finalist Best Cinematography (Luca Truffarelli) -Bulgaria April 2021
V.i,Z.Film Fest - Best Editing Award (Luca Truffarelli) - Bulgaria April 2021
V.i.Z.Film Fest - Best Film - Bulgaria April 2021
Onyko Film Awards - Finalist - Ukraine April 2021
Moscow International Film Festival - Winner Experimental Project - April 2021
LA Independent Women Film Awards- Official Selection - Los Angeles April 2021
Florida Shorts - Semi-Finalist - USA Spring 2021
LA Independent Women Film Awards - Best Experimental Short - April 2021
Big Sur Festival -Official Selection - USA April 2021
Finalist – Rotterdam Independent Film Festival,Netherlands - April 2021
Best Experimental Short –New Jersey Film Awards,USA – May 2021
Paris Film Festival,France – Best Experimental Film – May 2021
Winner –The Gladiator Film Festival,Turkey – May 2021
Winner – Andromeda Film Festival, Turkey – May 2021
Finalist – AIMAFF(Best Experimental Film) Greece – May 2021
Official Selection- Garoa Awards Sao Paulo,Brazil – May 2021
Official Selection – Vegas Shorts USA – May 2021
Official Selection – Kalakari Film Festival, India – May 2021
Official Selection – Flickfair Film Festival,Los Angeles USA – May 2021
Garoa Awards,Sao Paulo,Brazil - Nominations:Best Film(Ingrid Nachstern) and Best Cinematography(Luca Truffarelli)- May 2021
Official Selection RIMA, Rio de Janeiro Brazil – June 2021
World Distribution Award, U.K. –Honorable Mention – June 2021
RIMA (Rio de Janeiro Brazil) Nomination – Best Costume Design (Ingrid Nachstern) – June 2021
Award Winner – 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival Indonesia – June 2021
Official Selection – The Dancer from the Dance Festival –IRL/USA – June 2021
Semi-Finalist – Calgary Independent Film Festival, Canada – June 2021
Winner –Viewer’s Choice,Experimental Category- Flickfair Los Angeles,USA – July 2021
Semi-Finalist – Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills,Los Angeles USA - Summer 2021
Official Selection – Tiete International Film Awards,Sao Paulo Brazil – July 2021
Tiete International Film Awards Nominations: Best Actor in an Experimental Film –Michael Cooney Best Screenplay in an Experimental Film –Ingrid Nachstern – July 2021
Finalist- New York International Women Film Festival – July 2021
Official Selection – Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival Canada – July 2021
Best Experimental Film – EdiPlay International Film Festival Paris France – July 2021
Tiete International Film Awards,Sao Paulo Brazil –Bronze Tilapia/Social Awareness Award (Regarding the issues of sexism and the standardization of feminine beauty)- August 2021
Finalist –Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival,Canada – August 2021
Official Selection – New York Movie Awards – September 2021
Official Selection – New York Neorealism Film Awards – September 2021
Best Experimental Film –New York Movie Awards – September 2021
Official Selection and Nominee –Madrid International Short Film Festival – October 2021
Official Selection and Finalist –Siff (Swedish International Film Festival) –October 2021
FILMHAUS BERLIN Germany – Nominees: Best Experimental Film,Best Newcomer Director,Best Original Concept and Best Production Design – October 2021
Official Selection – RED MOVIE AWARDS Reims Excellence Director,France – November 2021
Official Selection – SHOCKFEST SILVER BULLET USA – November 2021
SIFF -Finalist in Best Experimental Film Category -Sweden - Nov 2021
Rogue Dancer USA - USA - January 2022
Dansfilmfestivalen- Gothenburg Sweden - February 2022
EdiPlay (Paris-based) - Annual Online Screening -Paris, France - April 2022
Movimiento en Movimiento Festival - Mexico City -Mexico - 29th April 2022
Synsapalum Festival - Amsterdam,Netherlands - May 2022
Cannes Shorts - Best Experimental Film -July 2022
Arrow Festival - Paris -July 2022
Arrow Festival - Honorable Mention (Best Costume Design)-Paris -July 2022
MAGMA Festival - Semi-Finalist - Hawaii- August 2022
Paris Women Festival - Semi-Finalist - Paris,Ontario Canada - August 2022
Golden Giraffe Interntational Film Festival (GGIFF) - Official Selection - Nice,France - Oct 2022
Golden Giraffe International Film Festival (GGIFF)- Winner of Best Experimental Film - Nice,France 2022
MAGMA - Nominee Best Experimental Film -Hawaii - December 2022
A Feminist Lens-(Watch award-winning films of LA Independent Women Film Awards)-Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Jan 2023
Rehearsal Footage
Who Am I?
'Who Am I?' -Video:rehearsal footage -2011
Performed at: DTW New York -2011
Mamuska Night,Birr,Co.Offaly,Ireland -2011
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