For Patrick, a tortilla chip started his moment of self-discovery. With exuberant dancing and magical passion he shares his inspiration and invites everyone to participate. Even his mother.
"Momentum" explores the concept of spontaneous authenticity and the synopsis of body and soul... through tortilla chips and dance.
AWARDS
Cinedans Dioraphte Jury Award 2013 UR Award at Uppsala Film Festival 2013 WDR Promotional Award Filmfest Münster 2013 Best Student Film San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2013 Best Dance Film 15min San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2013 Best Experimental Film New Vision Short Film Festival 2013 Best Student Film New York City Short Film Festival 2013 Best Short Film Snowdance Film Festival 2014 Film of the Month 2013 German Film and Media Evaluation Institute | “Especially Valuable” German Film and Media Evaluation Institute 1st Prize DanceFilmFestival Lucerne 2013 Best Experimental Film Open Eyes Filmfest 2013 2nd Prize Short Film Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2013 2nd Audience Award Shorts Attack 2014 3rd Prize Audience Award Filmkunstfest MV 2013 3rd Prize Audience Award Festival Bunter Hund 2013 Special Mention Award Filmplus 2013 Special Mention Award Ahoi Filmfest 2013 |
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FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
InShadow 2014 New Visions Short Film Festival 2014 Loikka Dance Film Festival 2014 Dance on Camera 2014 Kassel Dokfest 2013 Warsaw Film Festival 2013 Raindance Film Festival 2013 Kinofest Lünen 2013 interfilm Berlin 2013 exground Filmfest 2013 Molodist 2013 Kalat Nissa Film Festival 2013 ScreenMoves 2013 International Filmfest Emden 2013 Art FIFA 2013 Dans Kamera Istanbul 2013 Sehsüchte 2013 Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival 2013 Kontrast 2013 Festival de Lima 2013 | Fresh Film Fest 2013 Odense Film Festival 2013 Arkipel 2013 Norsk Festival 2013 Kratkofil Plus 2013 Newport Film Festival 2013 Oldenburger Kurzfilmtage 2013 Flensburger Kurzfilmtage 2013 Konstanzer Kurzfilmspiele 2013 Film Festival of Cyprus 2013 Pool 2013 Filmfest Weiterstadt 2013 Filmfestival Oberursel 2013 Freiluftkino Kurzfilmrolle 2013 backup_festival Weimar 2013 20min|max 2013 Neisse Filmfestival 2013 Clip Award 2013 Cellu l’Art 2013 Let’s All Be Free 2013 | Guanajuato Film Festival 2013 Pineapple Underground 2013 Festival de Cine Alemán 2013 Dance Camera West 2013 Norwich Film Festival 2013 Belgrade Film Festival 2013 Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche 2013 St. Albans Film Festival 2013 Kultcrossing 2013 Finno-Ugric Film Festival 2014 Noland Festival 2014 Dans Sinema Ankara 2014 Mudfest 2014 Filmfestival Rathausplatz 2014 Zürich Tanzt 2014 Screendance Festival 2014 Stuttgarter Filmwinter 2014 Breaking Ground 2014 Mile Zero Dance 2014 Dans@30FPS 2014 |
REVIEWS
"Shot in what could pass for a prison cell, Momentum, by Boris Seewald, delivers a highly original and side-splitting take on the transformative power of dance, using the filming and editing techniques of MTV-style music videos but with far more subtlety and imagination, and an irresistible streak of lunacy. Starting with a simple but hilarious premise involving a tortilla chip, the film celebrates the magnetic Patrick Hanna, a young dancer with a mischievous twinkle in his eye, who entices his middle-aged mother, played by Shoko Ito, into his surreal dance world." HUFFINGTON POST “What an engaging character! [...] incredibly polished and beautiful imagery.” OLIVIA COLEMAN – ACTRESS “Im Kern ist Momentum eine Hommage an die Kraft des Tanzens, die sich durch cleveres Editing, eine frische Herangehensweise, und einen wirklich sehr guten Soundtrack – was bei Tanzfilmen unerlässlich ist – von Ralf Hildenbeutel auszeichnet. ZEIT ONLINE “A beautiful mixture of lyrical and stunning visual content” DESIGN BY ALEX | “Taking a simple story with a universal message and injecting it with energy and warmth, Seewald has created a short film bound to inspire and entertain its audience.” SHORT OF THE WEEK “Momentum is not just an ode to dancing passion, it’s a way of life, a way of living every bit of it. Epic Short Films “The film is a fresh and surprising celebration of dance: the fun and enthusiasm radiate from there.” CINEDANS “Momentum is not just an ode to dancing passion, it’s a way of life, a way of living every bit of it.” EPIC SHORT FILMS “I absolutely loved this. Brilliant piece of filmmaking… uplifting and inspiring. Soundtrack was powerful and bolstered the increasingly chaotic visuals.” STEVE FURST (Comedian / Actor) “So visually creative, loved the use of projection, layered image and editing. Totally captivating.” SARAH GODFREY (Lecturer in Film and Television Studies) | “Inventive, original, honest, and witty, Momentum has great energy and refreshes the genre with youthful vigor. Seewald demonstrates a confident use of the film medium to convey the power and depth of the dance experience.” IMZ MEDIA “Boris Seewald [...] demonstrated that dance films can be hilariously entertaining.[...] It was so refreshing to see a dance film that wasn’t filled with drama and angst” HEATHER DESAULNIERS (Dance critic and PhD in dance history) “I really loved Momentum like a breath of un self-conscious fresh air.” JON HARRIS – Editor (Snatch, 127 Hours, Kick-Ass, Trance, Kingsman) “Von Einstellung zu Einstellung steigert sich die Dynamik der improvisiert wirkenden Choreographie, dazu passend die Musik, ansteckend in ihrer Lebendigkeit. Eine verbildlichte Synopse zwischen Körper und Geist - unterhaltsam, effektvoll und mitreißend.” DEUTSCHE FILM- UND MEDIENBEWERTUNG |
Directed, Edited and VFX by BORIS SEEWALD
Cast: PATRICK HANNA and SHOKO ITO
Director of Photography GEORG SIMBENI
Music RALF HILDENBEUTEL
Created at FILMARCHE BERLIN
Produced by SEEWALD & HANNA
© 2013 Boris Seewald