BASED ON GISELE
VIENNE'S DANCE
PIECE 'CROWD'
Fifteen young dancers of different origins and horizons are on tour with ‘Crowd’, Gisèle Vienne’s epic dance piece exploring the 90’s rave scene. From theatre to theatre, the work mutates into strange, intimate relationships. Is the stage contaminating real life – or the opposite?
A disturbing journey exploring our nights, our parties, our loves.
A disturbing journey exploring our nights, our parties, our loves.
Director
Patric Chiha is an Austrian director with Hungarian and Lebanese origins. He was born in 1975 in Vienna.
After studying fashion design at ESAA Duperré (Paris) and editing à INSAS (Brussels), he directs several short and medium length films as well as documentaries (HOME, WHERE IS THE HEAD OF THE PRISON?, THE GENTLEMEN) selected in many film festivals.
In 2009, he directs his first feature film, DOMAIN, with Béatrice Dalle, selected at the Venice International Film Festival.
He continues with BOYS LIKE US (2014) and two documentaries: BROTHERS OF THE NIGHT (2016) and IF IT WERE LOVE (2019), both selected at the Berlinale.
He is now working on his new fiction film: THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE.
After studying fashion design at ESAA Duperré (Paris) and editing à INSAS (Brussels), he directs several short and medium length films as well as documentaries (HOME, WHERE IS THE HEAD OF THE PRISON?, THE GENTLEMEN) selected in many film festivals.
In 2009, he directs his first feature film, DOMAIN, with Béatrice Dalle, selected at the Venice International Film Festival.
He continues with BOYS LIKE US (2014) and two documentaries: BROTHERS OF THE NIGHT (2016) and IF IT WERE LOVE (2019), both selected at the Berlinale.
He is now working on his new fiction film: THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE.
Cast & crew
PRODUCER
Aurora films (Diamond Island, Heaven Sent, Patric Chiha’s films)
DOP
Jordane Chouzenoux (Cannabis – Arte TV Serie & The Night Eats the World)
EDITING
Anna Riche
Festivals and awards
- BERLINALE PANORAMA (TEDDY AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY)
- CPH:DOX
- FICUNAM
- HOT DOCS
- OUTFEST
- MOLODIST
- INDIELISBOA
- DOCAVIV
- FESTIVAL MIX MILANO
- HELSINKI IFF
- ATHENS IFF
- OSLO FUSION IFF
- GAZE INTERNATIONAL LGBT
- BRISBANE IFF
- FIC VALDIVIA
- BFI LONDON FF
- FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINEMA
- BERGEN IFF
- QUEER FESTIVAL PORTO
- NEWFEST
- SEVILLE EUROPEAN FF
- DANCE UMBRELLA
- HAINAN ISLAND IFF
- PANORAMA OF EUROPEAN CINEMA
- VILNIUS IFF
- ZINEGOAK
« A dazzling piece, transfixing
and strangely resonant. »
on ‘Crowd’
and strangely resonant. »
on ‘Crowd’
"If It Were Love is a delicate mixture of sensuality and creativity."
“A sensational journey, widening our
perception of time, space, movement
and emotion (...), an extremely
powerful work.”
perception of time, space, movement
and emotion (...), an extremely
powerful work.”
