Sun Dance (2018)
Sun Dance
(2018)
General Information
Completed On: 01 Sep, 2018
Duration: 1 hr 10 min 0 sec
Genres: Documentary
Language: romanian
Country: Romania
Submitted By: Cornel Gheorghita
Festival Rating
In the Carpathian-Danubian space during the spring equinox, the Knight Trac god, died and then rise. He was represented in two rival forms: the Horse God incarnated in man, and that of the people who disguised Horse. The latter, also called Calusari, had to chase evil spirits, Fairies. It is an ancient ritual that dramatizes opposition between the Sun and the Moon, the Good and the Evil, the known and the unknown, which is still practiced today on the day of Pentecost as the "Calus". Since 2008 it is part of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
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DirectorsCornel Gheprghita
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ProducersCornel Gheprghita
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WritersDoina Rusti
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Film TypeDocumentary
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GenresDance & Music Anthropoigie,anthropology
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Runtime1 hours 10 minutes 0 seconds
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Completion Date01 Sep, 2018
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Production Budget100000 EUR
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Country of OriginRomania
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Country of FilmingRomania
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Film Languageromanian
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Shooting Formatfull hd
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Aspect Ratio
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
DaMuVi Dance Music Video Film Festival
United States
LA
10/06/2019
US
Best Dance Film
Montréal World Film Festival
France
Montpellier
10/06/2017
French
Nomnne Ulysses Award
Montréal World Film Festival
Canada
Montreal
09/01/2017
World Premiere
Openness to the World Award
Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival
Parnu
Estonian
Indigenous Peoples
Director's Biography
Born in Romania. 1977 to 1983: Polytechnic University of Bucharest (Engineer Degree); 1985-1989: engineer for Cinema Centre in Bucharest. 1990: I emigrated to France where I have been living since.
2013 Ph.D at the Jean-Jaurès University of Toulouse 2017 - « Sun Dance » = « La Danse du Soleil » (76min) Documentary 2014 - « The Crypt » = feature (80min) 2011 « Europolis » = feature (100min) 2007 « The Brassy Bands » = « Fanfaraon Fanfaron » (52min.) - Documentary 2002 « Masquerade » = « Mascarades » (52 min.)- Documentary
Since 1991: teacher at ENSAV 2013 Ph.D at the University of Toulouse Le Mirail
