The Funeral Dancer
“The Funeral Dancer" navigates the life of "Jazz," a skilled funeral entertainer thriving in a world where funerals symbolize social prestige. In this realm, these ceremonies are not only obligatory but also serve as platforms for entertainment, with Jazz responsible for captivating and engaging attendees during these poignant gatherings.
Expectations are high, morals are low. While Jazz tries to entertain the mourners, she is forced to face severe problems of her own.
Due to the success of “The Funeral Dancer” short, a feature film script is currently being developed diving deeper into the funeral dancer’s world.
language: German, available with English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French subtitles
"The Funeral Dancer is an acerbic statement about our soulless smartphone culture. Multiple award winning director Natalie MacMahon knows what science fiction does best: it projects society forwards in time, so we can look back to view ourselves more clearly." (by "Short Film Reviews")
"The Funeral Dancer" is a thought-provoking film about mediatized cultures in which everything is a social media event that needs to be shared virtually to gain social capital. By depicting a high-concept futuristic scenario with colorful tones and manipulated reality, the director comments the undercurrents of all-encompassing contemporary social media consumption with wit and style. (by Largo Film Awards)
Cast:
Mara Scherzinger, Annette Pausch, Henry Morales, Saskia Mommertz, Michael Ihnow
Frences Kulus, Theresa Scherhag, Inken Grosse, Marian Böing, Jennifer Kristin Lindner, Gernot Edelmann
Crew:
Writer/Director/Producer- Natalie MacMahon www.nataliemacmahon.com
Production Assistant- Wika Huber https://www.facebook.com/wika.huber
Director of Photography- Amber Palmer http://therefractedcolor.com/
Sound Recording- Marc Hönninger http://marchonninger.com/
Original Music & Sound Design- Jacopo Vannini http://jacopovannini.blogspot.com/
Make up & Styling- Lesia Vasilets https://letsmakeup.de/
Set Photographer- Roman Benbihy www.romanphoto.com/the-funeral-dancer
Light- Adam Richards https://vimeo.com/adamrichards
FESTIVALS:
Miami Independent Film Festival 2019
Clermont Ferrand Short Film Market 2019
DC. Independent Film Festival 2019
Albany Film Fest 2019
Dumbo Film Festival 2019
First Friday Kansas City Film Festival 2019
Denver Underground Film Festival 2019
Newark Short Film Awards 2019
Genre Celebration Festival 2019-Nomination Best Sci-Fi Short
Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest 2019- Romanian Premiere
Oregon State International Film Festival 2019
Fotogramma D'Oro Short Film Festival 2019- Italian Premiere
Firenze FilmCorti Festival 2019
Short Film Reviews Festival 2019- Award Best Costume & Make Up+ Nomination Best Music- UK Premiere
Cinergo Film Festival Greece 2019- Greece Premiere
Cinefiesta International Film Festival Puerto Rico 2019- Puerto Rico Premiere
Libélula Dorada International Short film Festival (Santo Domingo) 2019- Dominian Republic Premiere
Spotlight Short Film Award 2019- Spotlight Gold Award
Scandinavian International Film Festival 2019- Scandinavian Premiere
Salento International Film Festival 2019
Manifesto Film Festival 2019- Netherlands Premiere
Elk's Pride Pictures 2019
Gozo Film Festival 2019- Malta Premiere
LOUISVILLE’S INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FILM 2019
Horsetooth International Film Festival 2019- BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM AWARD
KAPOW Intergalactic Film Festival 2019- NOMINATION BEST FOREIGN SHORT
Melbourne Independent Filmmakers 2019
Cort in Cortile 2019
Esto es para Esto (Mexico) 2019
Disappear Here Film Festival (Ireland) 2019- BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM AWARD
Illawarra Film Festival 2019
Trujillo International Independent Film Festival (Peru) 2019
Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival (Greece) 2019
Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019- UNSTOPPABLE CREATOR AWARD
BLOW-UP · International Arthouse FILM FEST · Chicago- 2019
Waterford Film Festival 2019 (Ireland)
Polish International Film Festival 2019
Carlow International Film Festival 2019 (Ireland)
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival 2019
Bendigo International Short Film Festival 2019 (Australia)
International Short Film Festival VISION 2019 (Russia)
Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (Montana, USA) 2020
Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival 2019- SPECIAL MENTION- BEST DIRECTION
2019: Nomination Best Narrative Film- “Orion IFF Film Festival” (Australia)
Horsetooth International Film Festival- Best of 2019 screening
Portland Short Fest 2020- AWARD WINNER- MOST ORIGINAL SHORT FILM
Northeast PennsylvaniaFilm Festival 2020
Hollywood Verge Film Awards 2020
San Antonio Independent Film Festival 2020 (Ecuador Premiere)
Nickel Independent Film Festival 2020
ConCarolinas Short Film Festival 2020- USA
Hamilton NY International Film Festival 2020
Dark Story Festival 2021 (Spain)- Finalist "Best Sci-Fi Short" + Finalist Best Script + Special Mention
("Awarded with a Special Mention for presenting such a dystopian -yet realistic- world through a simplistic, rounded and perfectly written sci-fi script.")
Wonderous Stories Film Festival 2021
