Nora (short film)

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Movie
Original title Nora
Country of production United States
original language English , Shona
Publishing year 2008
length 36 minutes
Rod
Director Alla Kovgan ,
David Hinton
script Alla Kovgan ,
David Hinton ,
Nora Chipaumire
production Joan frog
music Thomas Mapfumo
camera Mkrtich Malkhasyan
cut Alla Kovgan
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Nora is an American short film directed by Alla Kovgan and David Hinton in 2008 . In Germany, the film premiered on May 4, 2009 at the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen . On June 14, 2010 the short film was first broadcast on ARTE .

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The true story of the Zimbabwean- born dancer Nora Chipaumire is told by her dancing through memories .

Reviews

"For its intoxicating colors and constant metamorphosis of dance deliries, diary moments in subtitles, gender upside-down choreography and village vignettes, in one surprising twist after the other."

- Jury of the international competition 2009 : kurzfilmtage.de

Awards

Ann Arbor Film Festival

  • Eileen Maitland Award

Montréal International Festival of Films on Art

  • Prize for Creativity

Newport Beach Film Festival

  • Special Prize Cinematography Short ( Mkrtich Malkhasyan )
  • Best Cinematography - Short (Mkrtich Malkhasyan)

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2009

  • Special mention by the international jury

Miami International Film Festival

  • Cutting the Edge Award - Special Mention

Black Maria Film and Video Festival

  • Grand Prize

Individual evidence

  1. "Special Mention of the International Jury"

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