Until The Moon Is Born In The West Lea Bethke dance film SFDFF 2023

Until the Moon is Born in the West

Together with dancers who have experienced war and flight, "Until the Moon is Born in the West" tells a refugee’s story, from the hopelessness of a destroyed home and the suffocating fear of being on the run to the confusions of hope and disorientation when arriving at a safe harbor.

Through dusty ruins, dreamlike underwater sequences, and pulsating street scenes, this film asks: What does the body experience in war and flight? What feelings move it to set out, and how does it react and change along the way? Can a person overcome the history of their body?

“Until the Moon is Born in the West” received SFDFF’s 2023 Best Screendance Over 10 Min award.

Film Details:

Director: Lea Bethke
Choreographer: Raphael Moussa Hillebran, Medhat Aldaabal
(Germany, 2023) 23:55 minutes
Screendance, Contemporary
  • Screendance, Short
  • Contemporary, Gestural
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