An awkward computer programmer learns to dance to impress his next-door neighbor.
SYNOPSIS
Named after a dance from the Afro-Haitian Vodou tradition, Yanvalou is pure visual storytelling through image and action. Featuring playful and sensual choreography by master Haitian dancer Julio Jean and music by Evans Seney, Fritz Vivien, and Jean-Mary Brignol, Yanvalou was inspired by a personal struggle to connect with human beings—and my own body—within the conflicting cultures of the dance studio and digital startup environments.
PRESS
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https://www.screenslate.com/features/1152
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http://nobudge.com/main/yanvalou
The Bureau of Creative Works:
https://www.bureauofcreative.works/film/yanvalou
SCREENINGS
2019 The Bureau of Creative Works, BAM Film (Brooklyn Academy of Music), New York, USA
2019 The Bureau of Creative Works, Nitehawk Cinema, New York, USA
2018 ZINEBI x B.A.D. Bilbao Festival of Contemporary Theatre and Dance, Bilbao, SPAIN
2018 Festival International de Videodanza, Mexico City, MEXICO
2018 Jumping Frames International Dance Video Festival, Kowloon, HONG KONG ✝
2018 Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival, Washington DC, USA
2018 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, Middlebury, Vermont, USA
2018 The Magic Hour No. 1, Kinfolk 94, New York, USA
2018 Cascadia Dance & Cinema Festival, Vancouver International Film Centre, CANADA *
2018 Courts de danse, La Jetée, Clermont-Ferrand, FRANCE
2017 Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
* Audience Choice Award
✝ In Competition
CREDITS
Written, Directed, Produced by
Angeline Gragasin
The Man
Ikechukwu Ufomadu
The Dancer
Rachel Wyman
The Boss
Caroline Golum
The Dance Teacher
Julio Jean
Cinematography
Tine DiLucia
Editor
Sebastian Diaz Aguirre
Choreography
Julio Jean
Production Design
Ryan O’Toole
Costume Design
Angela Harner
The Drummers
Jean-Mary Brignol
Evans Seney
Fritz “Fito” Vivien
Dance Ensemble
Melana Lloyd
Elizabeth Charles
Anne-Lise Berthelot
B Milder
Alex Picel
Penelope Armstead-Williams
Office Ensemble
Priscilla McEver
Loryn Lopes
Kristian Sorensen
Colorist
John Kersten
Sound Design
Angeline Gragasin
Sound Recording, Mixing
Travis Devin
Line Producer
Mojo Lorwin
Associate Producer
Macon Richardson
Assistant Director
Kim Garcia
Production Photography
An Rong Xu
Title Design
Alma Charry
Digital Imaging Technician
Martha Gregory
Camera Assistant
Kristen Meloche
Executive Producers
Mike Ambs
Erica Hampton
Justin James Walsh
Zachary M. Bradley, Jr.
Created with the support of a production grant from The Bureau of Creative Works
With additional support from
NEW INC and Gibney
Learn more here: http://www.angelinegragasin.com/projects/yanvalou
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