kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2024
Official Selection Film Spotlight
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight / Korea Premier / France / 10:31
In plain sight is the result of months of exploring urban movements on a boulevard in Tehran, Iran. In a society where many questions and restrictions exist around the concept of ‘movement’, three performers try to define their limits of dance. They interact with their surroundings and thus become an integral part of the flow of the city. They accompany each other to find the power of collective movement. The journey is the destination.
Tanin Torabi is a multi-award-winning filmmaker and choreographer acclaimed for her innovative single-take short dance films in Tehran, described by critics as 'pushing the boundaries of screendance.' In 2021, Dance Magazine recognized her as one of the '9 Screendance Artists You Should Know.'
Throughout the past decade, Tanin has showcased her films at over 150 film festivals and academic institutions globally, while also conducting workshops at universities like The Place London, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Villa Arson, and ArtEZ Arnhem. She has served on jury panels for prestigious festivals such as the Cannes Dance Film Festival and Dance Camera West, to name a few. Among her recent accolades are the esteemed Cinedans Grand Jury Prize, ZED Festival’s Best Original Storytelling Prize, and the AVIFF Festival Jury Award for her 2023 film 'Until...'.
In 2024, she received a 7-month bursary from the Institut Francais to conduct choreographic research at the Cite Internationale des Arts residency in Paris. Currently, she is the artist in residence at Villa Arson Fine Art University in Nice, France, engaging in the university's pedagogic programs and offering mentorships. As a choreographer and performer, she has collaborated with numerous dance artists, most notably with NYC-based choreographer Yoshiko Chuma since 2021 in international shows. Tanin holds an MA in Contemporary Dance from the University of Limerick in Ireland and a BA in Sociology from BIHE.
Director & Choreographer: Tanin Torabi
Producers: Sina Saberi, Tanin Torabi
Performers: Masoumeh Jalalieh, Tina Beyk Abbasi, Tanin Torabi
Director Assistant: Mahsa Akbarabadi
Cinematographer: Masoud Banafsheh
Composer: Faran Fahimi
Edit: Anis Eshraqi
Style advisor: Sahar Mactabi
Photographer: Hannaneh Heydari
Festival Screenings/Awards
WORLD PREMIER: Cinedans, Amsterdam, Netherlands-2021
Official Selection to date:
AVIFF Cannes, Art Film Festival, Cannes, France- 2021
POOL- International Dance Film Festival, Berlin, Germany-2021
Light Moves Festival, Limerick, Ireland- 2021
Adelaide Dance Film Festival, Adelaide, Australia- 2021
Flatpack Festival, Birmingham, UK- 2021
Birmingham Dance Film Festival, UK- 2021
Nice Dance Festival, Nice, France- 2021
F-O-R-M Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada- 2021
Rouge Dancer, United States- 2021
Dance Camera West, Los Angeles- 2021
Schrittmacher Festival, Aachen, Germany- 2021
Noori Dance Film Festival, USA 2024
San Souci Dance Film Festival, Colorado 2024
Connect
IG: @tanin.torabi
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