Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: English

Genre: Dance, LGBT
Running Time: 10’45’’
Year of production: 2013

SYNOPSIS

Intrinsic Moral Evil seems to be a tale of identity and coming of age. But above all, the three dancers play with the viewer’s perception and expectations. The layered story gradually develops; revealing its last secrets just before the end credits start. Inviting the audience to make their own interpretation.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: framelab, Amsterdam
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Joan Ferré Gomez
Jorge Abraham Guillen Ortiz
Frago Peña Gonzalez

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Harm Weistra
Screenwriter: Harm Weistra
Producer: Harm Weistra
Director of Photography: Jorrit Garretsen
Sound: Aline Bruijns
Editing: Michiel Boesveldt
Sound Editing: Bart Jilesen
Music Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Dance, LGBT
Sub-genre: Coming of Age
Language: English
Country of origin: Netherlands
Year of production: 2013
Total running time: 10’45’’
Shooting format: DIGITAL, R3D REDCODE RAW
Color type: COLOR, DCI-P3 / REC709
Aspect ratio: CINEMASCOPE 2.39:1
Sound format: DOLBY 5.1

AWARDS

Awards – Best Short Film in various categories
2021 Best Trio, Dancentric Film Festival, Altamonte Springs, FL (US)
2020 Best International Short, LGBTQ Unbordered Int. Film Festival, Nassau (US)
2020 Best International Dance Movie, DanzaTTack, Tenerife (ES)
2020 Best Short, KOQIX INDIE FEST, Torino (IT)
2019 Audience Award, Dance On Screen Film Festival, Graz (AT)
2019 Best LGBT, The Hague Global Cinema Festival, The Hague (NL)
2019 Best Experimental, Malmö International LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival, Malmö (SE)
2018 Best LGBT, Sierra International Film Weekend, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (BO)
2018 Best LGBT, Short Long World Festival, Corrientes, (AR)
2018 Best LGBT, Whatashort Indep. Int. Film Festival, New Delhi (IN)
2018 Best Choreography, Five Continents Int. Film Festival, Puerto la Cruz (VE)
2018 Best LGBT, Five Continents Int. Film Festival, Puerto la Cruz (VE)
2018 Best Choreography, MarDelDance on Film Festival, New Jersey (US)
2018 Best Experimental, April Edition Moscow Shorts, Moscow (RU)
2018 Best Dance Film, AltFF Alternative Film Festival, Toronto (CA)
2018 Audience Award, Utah Dance Film Festival, Utah (US)
2017 Best Experimental Cinema, London Indie Film Festival (GB)
2017 Best Cinematography, Portland Dance Film Fest, Portland, OR (US)
2017 Grand Jury Prize, In/Motion Dance Film Festival, Chicago (US)
2017 Audience Favourite, In/Motion Dance Film Festival, Chicago (US)
2017 Best Dance Film, New Renaissance Film Festival, Amsterdam (NL)
2016 Best LGBT, Erie International Film Festival, Pennsylvania (US)
2016 Best LGBT Short, Queen City Film Festival, Cumberland, (US)
2016 Golden Cine Award, Headline International Film Festival (US)
2016 Outstanding Excellence: Choreography, Depth of Field, Nassau (US)
2016 Outstanding Excellence: Editing, Depth of Field, Nassau, (US)
2016 Outstanding Excellence: Cinematography, Depth of Field, Nassau (US)
2016 Best Editing, Short to the Point, Bucharest (RO)
2016 Best Editing, Best Independent Film Festival, Karlsruhe (DE)
2016 Best LGBTQ Short, Paris Play Film Festival (FR)
2016 Best Score, OutlantaCon Short Film Festival, Georgia (US)
2016 In Our image Award, OutlantaCon Short Film Festival, Georgia (US)
2015 Audience's Choice Award at Queer Shots Munich 2015 (DE)
2015 Best Editing at Eindhovens Film Festival, Eindhoven (NL)
2015 People's Choice Award at PiGrecoZen, Ancona (IT)
2015 Best Director of Photography, Paris Art and Movie Awards (FR)
2015 Best International Short Film at MICGénero, Benito Juaréz (MX)
2015 Best LGBT Short at Cannes Short Film Festival (FR)
2015 Best Art/Experimental Film at Sunderland Short Film Festival (GB)
2015 Best Dutch Short Film at Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam (NL)
2015 Audience Award at Loikka Dance Film Festival, Helsinki (FI)
2014 Best Experimental Short at festival aGLIFF Austin, Texas (US)
2014 Mexican First National Screendance Award at Agite y Sirva, Mexico (MX)

Awards – Miscellaneous

2022 Honorable Mention, Louisiana LGBT+ Film Festival, Louisiana (US)
2020 Special Mention, Cinematic Excellence, Canal de Panama Int. Film Fest. (PA)
2020 Honorable Mention, Hollywood New Directors, Los Angeles (US)
2018 Special Mention Cinematography, Five Continents International Film Festival, Puerto la Cruz (VE)
2018 Special Mention Sound Design, Five Continents International Film Festival, Puerto la Cruz (VE)
2018 Special Mention Editing, Five Continents International Film Festival, Puerto la Cruz (VE)
2018 Audience Award 3rd Place, Five Continents International Film Festival, Puerto la Cruz (VE)
2018 Honorable Mention, Jacksonville Dance Film Festival, (US)
2016 Award of Merit, Southern Shorts Awards