Searching for Flow project is a series of short dance films and documentary films. International Searching for Flow project presents the diversity of dance, sets dancers into focus and rises up awareness of the different dance forms, aesthetics and culture. Short films are made in collaboration with different choreographers and dance communities. There are now five completed short films, two film is in production and series will continue until 2020
Short film series:
CONTRAPESO work in proggress
Kati Kallio (dir/script),
Antti Ahokoivu (Dop),
Yeinner Chicas (chor/script).
'Contrapeso' was filmed 2017 in Nicaragua
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TIME SUBJECTIVES IN OBJECTIVE TIME
9’00, FI/RU, 2017
Three dancers moving from space to another in a old Russian factory affirming moment of stagnation in the endless time.
Dancers: Anna Schekleina, Aleksandr Frolov, Polina Nertitsa-Pankova / Zonk’a
Music and Sound design: Abdissa Assefa
Cinematographer and edit: Antti Ahokoivu
Choreographer: Anna Schekleina, Aleksandr Frolov
Assistants: Veronica Nakrokhina, Mikhail Pantelee
Photographer: Aleksey Patentniy
Director: Kati Kallio
Script: Kati Kallio & Antti Ahokoivu
Producer: Kati Kallio
Co-Producer / NCCA in Russia: Valentina Anufrieva
Co-Producer / Dance Information Center in Finland: Anita Parri
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ATCBP
5'10, FI/RU, 2018
Film by Kati Kallio in collaboration with Minoga DC
ATCBP is a film version from performance ATCBP (And This Could be Possible?). Original performance (about 30 min) is allusion to the well-known productions made in the 90s in Russia. The performance “ATCBP” is another call of the author, choreographer Ilya Manilov, to himself. Placing himself in the most severe framework of working at the limit of his abilities, the choreographer is trying to expand the boundaries of his artistic limits. He wants to tell an old story with a new language, where dance is just one of the means of expressiveness.
Dancer: Ilya Manylov
Music: Aleksandr Kapustin
Cinematographer and editor: Antti Ahokoivu
Choreographer: Ilya Manylov / Minoga DC
Assistant of Choreographer: Aleksandra Rakhmanova / Minoga DC
Photographer: Aleksey Patentniy
Director: Kati Kallio
Producer: Kati Kallio
Co-Producer / NCCA in Russia: Valentina Anufrieva
Co-Producer / Dance Information Center in Finland: Anita Parri
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STILL LIFE IN SCHEMES
2'40, FI/RU, 2017
Film by Kati Kallio in collaboration with dance theatre 27/1
The short film ’Still Life in Scheme’ is like a moving painting. The tensions between person trapped in the canvas continues without proper eruption.
Director: Kati Kallio
Script: Kati Kallio & Antti Ahokoivu
Choreographer: Ksenia Mikheeva / 27/1
Music and Sound design: Abdissa Assefa
Cinematographer and edit: Antti Ahokoivu
Dancers: Daria Baydina, Anastasia Petrova, Anna Gazetdinova / 27/1
Assistants: Mikhail Pantelee
Photographer: Aleksey Patentniy
Producer: Kati Kallio
Co-Producer / NCCA in Russia: Valentina Anufrieva
Co-Producer / Dance Information Center in Finland: Anita Parri
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S O L V E*
FI, 2016, 13’00
S O L V E* is a short film about friendship, overcoming fear and daily challenges. It was made with young dancers from Vantaa Dance Institute in Finland 2016 as part of dance film education.
Director & co-screenwriter: Kati Kallio
Co-choreographers, co-screenwriters & dancers: Nea Ilveskero, Ella Maijala, Eero Teittinen, Saga Kiiskinen, Veronika Hailu
Music: Jarmo Saari
Sound designer: Janne Laine
Costume designer: Niina Huovinen
Cinematographer: Mika Ailasmäki
Online editor and drone-operator: Pasi Vallittu
Recordist: Vili Pääkkö
Maskeeraus / Make-Up artist: Petra Virolainen
Grafiikat / Graphics: Jarmo Wideman
Assistant actors: Unna Kortehisto, Aapo Toijonen, Silja Vahtokari, Anna-Maria Vairio, Kati Kallio, Juha Kortehisto
Production: Vantaa Dance Institute / Anna-Maria Vairio ja Elisa Järvinen
Short dance film was premiered on 31st October 2016 at ‘Omat illat’ event in Vantaa, Finland.
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Reynimelur 82
Fi/IC, 2016, 5’35
What to do when snow storm eases?
Reynimelur 82 is the first part of Kati Kallio's film project called Searching for Flow. The film was shot during residency time in Reykjavik Iceland in beginning of December 2015. It is a collaboration with Performing Festival for Young Audiences –AssiteJ in Iceland and Klassiski Listdansskolinn. Short dance film Reynimelur 82 was premiered at Loikka dance film festival in Finland and and AssiteJ’s event in Iceland on 2016.
Director and producer: Kati Kallio
Choreographers: Hrafnhildur Einarsdóttir and Camilo Aldazabal Valdesl (Klassiski Listdansskolinn)
Starring: Dancers from Klassiski Listdansskolinn: Þórdís Lind Jónsdóttir, Amalía Erlín Þorkelsdóttir, Anna Birna Kjartansdóttir, Anna Fanney Olsen, Alexandra Kinder, Áslaug Sól Sigurðardóttir, Birna Sigurðardóttir, Bríet Sigurjónsdóttir, Embla Liv Beckers,Elísabet Freyja Úlfarsdóttir, Emma Eyþórsdóttir, Elena Rós Marinósdóttir, Eyrún Heiða Heiðarsdóttir, Halla Sól Þorbjörnsdóttir, Harpa Óskarsdóttir, Hrefna Rán Kristinsdóttir, Ísold Emma Ívarsdóttir, Julia Suchecka, Katrín María Ólafsdóttir, Magnea Eiðsdóttir Scheidgen, Sylvía Kristín Ívarsdóttir, Teresa María Era
Music: Samaris / Gó∂a tungl
Cinematographer and editor: Mika Ailasmäki
Co-producer: Aude Busson (AssiteJ in Iceland)
Assistant: Gígja Jónsdóttir
Catering: Arndís Benediktsdóttir
Big thanks to Samaris band for letting us to use the music and for Nordic Culture Point's mobility funding for covering our travels and residency cost.
Special thanks to Gunnar Valbjörn Jónsson