Hydromancy

<p dir="ltr">Hydromancy is the act of searching for water with a dowsing rod.</p><p dir="ltr">This dance film is the abstract expression searching and finding the "oceanic feeling", a term from Carl Jung to describe those moments when we experience an intense connectedness with the universe (e.g. artistic inspiration).</p><p dir="ltr">The film was shot on Super-8 and 16 mm, and entirely optically printed (re-filmed frame by frame) to create all the movements and special effects. This film was runner-up for the best experimental film award at the 1998 International Film Festival of Rhode Island (Providence, USA). It also won the Chair's award at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.</p><ul><li>Runner up Best Experimental / Animation Award: Hydromancy.</li><li>RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Providence, U.S.A).</li><li>Festival of New Dance (St. Johns, New Foundland)</li><li>Festival International du Nouveau Cinéma (Montreal)</li><li>Festival International de Figuera da Foz (Portugal)</li><li>Les Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québecois (Montreal, Quebec) </li><li>Rhode Island International Film Festival (Providence - USA)</li><li>Dance on Camera: American Dance Films Association: ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES (New York, U.S.A.) (1999)</li></ul><p></p>