ANYWHERE IS A DANCEFLOOR (2021)
‘Anywhere is a Dancefloor' is a new collaboration between choreographer Jaii Guest and drag artist & cultural producer Fatt Butcher. Through celebrating the creativity, resilience, and fierce spirit of Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ nightlife community this new work is an invitation to the city to create their own dancefloors anywhere and everywhere!
Director, Cinematography and Edited by Mathew Beckett
Concept and Music by Adam Carver
Concept and Choreography by Jaii Andrew Guest
Assistant Director/Producer - Anna Clifford
Commissioned by DanceXchange (FABRIC)
Produced by Motion Dance Collective in Association with River Rea Films
Producers: Matthew Critchfield & Anna Clifford
Production Co-ordinator: Sandra Figueiredo
DanceXchange Producers: Lucie Mirkova, Rosie Clements & Emily Labhart
CAST: Black Peppa, Chanda John, Joey Taylor, Simone Mendez, Mama Mamba, Jay Andre, Jason Andrew Guest (Luna Myztique), Blue Romantic, Lacy Lou, Fatt Butcher, Christian Gay & Yshee Black
Camera Operator: Johnny Rhodes
1st Assistant Camera: Sam Kemp
Jib Operator: Christopher Hood
Sound Recordist and Designer: Ollie Smith
Make Up Artists: Liam Hall Shelton/LILITH & Quinn Bragginton
Music Production: Charles Cragg & Adrain Kimberlain
Music Mixing: Adam Green
Production Runners: Genavieve Decaria, Tansy Rawlings & Jade Smith
Production Marshalls: Lucie Mirkova & Jamaal O'Driscoll
Running Time: 7 minutes 54 seconds
Festivals
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May 2023 - enCore Dance on Film Festival, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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February 2023 - Beijing Queer Film Festival - Love Queer Cinema Week, Beijing, CHINA.
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December 2022 - Short Film Factory, Bucharest, ROMANIA.
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November 2022 - Transition International Queer Film Festival, Vienna, AUSTRIA.
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October 2022 - Sweden Film Awards, Stockholm, SWEDEN.
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October 2022 - Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival - Round 5, Los Angeles, USA.
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October 2022 - Fifth Wall Fest, PHILIPPINES.
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October 2022 - Thessaloniki International G.L.A.D Film Festival (LGBTI+), Thessaloniki, GREECE.
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September 2022 - SHORT to the Point - Târgu Mureș, ROMANIA
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September 2022 - Screen Dance International, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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August 2022 - Out & Loud - Pune International Queer Film Festival, Pune, INDIA.
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July 2022 - Brighton Rocks Film Festival, Brighton, UK.
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June 2022 - KAHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, Mumbai, INDIA.
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June 2022 - Suberbia Cinema, Manchester, UK.
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May 2022 - Flatpack Festival, Birmingham, UK.
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December 2021 - Color's of Love: International Queer Film Festival, Punjab, INDIA.
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December 2021 - London Lift-Off Film Festival, London, UK.
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April 2021 - Birmingham International Dance Festival, Birmingham, UK.
Awards
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WINNER of Best LGBT Pride Celebration Film - Color's of Love International Queer Film Festival
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WINNER of Best Short Film - Thessaloniki International G.L.A.D Film Festival (LGBTI+)
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WINNER of Best Film in Music & Dance Category - Short Film Factory
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Semi-Finalist in LGBT Film Category - Sweden Film Awards