Anahit
Laura Hermanides
The Curators Room, Amsterdam/Barcelona
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- Title
- Anahit
- Gallery
- The Curators Room, Amsterdam/Barcelona
- Year
- 2022
- Duration
- 8 min 51 s
- Format & Technical
HD, Single-Channel Video, Colour, Sound
When she goes to the swimming pool, a dark memory thrusts itself on Imaani. In this gripping drama, she confronts her inner demons through dance and movement. When Imaani enters the swimming pool, she is confronted with the memory of the sexual assault she experience here. In an attempt to leave behind the past, Imaani will have to face her trauma. Anahit, the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water, empowers her to confront her trauma through dance and movement. The swimming pool, the dressing room and the showers constitute the stage for this expressive dance tale that deeply affects the viewer.
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Laura Hermanides
1988, Amsterdam
Laura Hermanides (1988) graduated in 2012 from the Dutch Film Academy in Amsterdam. She works mainly as a writer/director and composer on her own independent films; documentary, fiction and experimental video art. In addition she collaborates as a writer or cinematographer with other directors and often edits her own films.
Recent film screenings include EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam (2022); Nederlands Film Festival (director’s Forum 2022); Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner (2019); Shortcutz Festival (best film, best director and best actress); Sundance Festival (winner of the Sundance Channel Shorts Competition 2016).
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