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Film and Music by Francesca Jandasek
Dancers: Ashley Krost & Antonella Redekosky
Cinematography: Gregory R.R. Crosby
Best Boy Electric: Stephanie Losleben
Costumes: Kelsey Vidic
Special Thanks to CSULB Dance
I first got the idea for this film while researching the Romanian Legend of the Arges Monastery for a full evening length show I created in 2018. In the legend, a pregnant woman is immured to make the walls of the monastery stand. After further research, I came across the belief of the “stahie,” or shadow, an ancient Eastern European belief and practice that in order for the walls of a building to stand, someone has to be built into the walls either physically (i.e their body), or metaphysically (i.e their shadow).
As I delved into the legend and this belief, I found myself facing my many shadows - my many possibilities and my many fears. I found myself questioning: Who is the shadow? What reality/possibility do I choose? Does it even matter, if we all fade away from memory and existence, leaving nothing behind?
Ultimately, I was questioning whether, as a woman, it was more important for me to create, or to reproduce. And, why do I have this need? Is it to achieve a sort of immortality, a way to exist beyond my existence, whether through the creation of offspring, or art creation? The shadows represent my personal struggle of what realities/possibilities to choose as a woman artist - art creation vs. procreation.
FILM FESTIVALS
CSULB Dance Film Festival March 2020
Los Angeles Dance Festival October 2020
Lady Filmmakers Festival September - October 2020
Best Experimental Film Short Award
Lady Filmmakers Festival November 2020 DRIVE IN Event
Inspired Dance Film Fest Australia November 8 - 15th, 2020
Semi-Finalist Award
FilmFest by Rogue Dancer November 14, 2020
Yucca Valley Film Festival November 13-15, 2020
InShadow November 24-28, 2020
Experimental, Dance and Music Festival December 2020
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IndieBOOM! Festival December 21st, 2020
Dunedin International Film Festival January 11th, 2021
Beirut International Women Film Festival March 30th 2021
Blacksphere Online Film Festival April 7- 14, 2021
ViDEOSKiN III April 15, 2021
Honorable Mention
Prague International Indie Film Festival September 18, 2021
Semi-Finalist for Best Original Score (1st Quarter)
Semi-Finalist for Best Ensemble (1st Quarter)
Semi-Finalist for Best Editing (1st Quarter)
Semi-Finalist for Best Experimental Short (1st Quarter)
SHADOW Trailer: https://vimeo.com/455949221/93a889396c




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