Sing The Sand Into Pearls

-Contemporary Dance short-film

Embraced in a dance of rebellion, Sing The Sand Into Pearls tells the story of three women who escape from a self-centered society and celebrate genuinity in a hideaway ritual. Raquel Claudino debuts in a contemporary dance film, exploring the raw beauty of the performers across a city charged with history and mysticism. Set in Lisbon, a metropolis with flaws, they narrate their journey through a delicate dance that brings us all to a parallel sphere. An experimental project where international artists collaborate with the director to create a subtle but nonetheless daring story.

Artistic Collaboration

Director & Choreographer: Raquel Claudino
Producer: Joana Raio
Director of Photography: Filippo Maria
Dancers:Marianna Mouaimi, Eileih Muir, Emily Thompson-Smith, Joana Borges, Laura Póvoa, Rita Rosa, Kimberley Ribeiro
Music:Pop Santeiro
Communication Designer: Mariana Rosa

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Reviews

''A group of women move seamlessly through a barely awaken cityscape in this gentle and engaging dance narrative. Their energy probingly insinuates itself into the city space- testing, looking. What are they searching for? As they move to the liberating natural space beyond the city limits, this startling dance narrative explodes with individual and collective expression. This is a beautiful film, full of wonder and passion'' - Judge, Donna Casella

Embraced in a dance of rebellion, Sing The Sand Into Pearls tells the story of three women who escape from a self-centered society and celebrate genuinity in a hideaway ritual. Directed & Choreographed by Raquel Claudino www.singthesandintopearls.com facebook.com/SingTheSandIntoPearls Festival Participations and Awards: 14th of November, 2014 - Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, North Carolina, http://cucalorus.org/ 2nd of December, 2014 - InShadow- International Festival of Video, Performance and Technologies, Lisbon, Portugal, Best Film- Audience Award http://www.voarte.com/pt/festvoarte/inshadow/ 26th January, 2015 - MICA- Mostra Internacional de Cinema de Amazônia, Manaus, Brasil http://www.micafilmfestival.com/ 3rd of February, 2015 - Loikka Dance Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland, http://loikka.fi/ 9th of March, 2015 - Byron Bay International Film Festival, Australia, http://www.bbff.com.au/ 20th March, 2015 - Speechless Film Festival, Minnesota, USA, Best in Show- Professional Narrative, http://speechlessfilmfestival.com/ 2nd of January, 2015, Oklahoma Dance Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA, Best in Show http://www.okdancefilms.com/Oklahoma_Dance_Film_Festival/ABOUT.html 3rd of April, 2015 - Rio Festival of New Cinema, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, http://theriofestival.org 7th of May, 2015 - Paris Short Film Festival, Paris, France, http://www.psff.eu/