North Horizon (2010)

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Preview trailer of North Horizon, a dance film by Valtteri Raekallio & Thomas Freundlich.

 

Shot on location in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, North Horizon combine contemporary dance with the spectacular natural vistas of the high Arctic. In a a silent world of wind, waves and ice, abandoned villages stand at the edge of the northern ocean, home now only to forgotten dreams and the wordless tales of the unknown departed.

 

We touch, are touched, leave, and leave our mark – whether a footprint in gravel or the rusting bones of a faraway homeland, to remain for moments or for millennia under the cold and arid sky.

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North Horizon explores these images through the enormous contrasts of scale between the moving human body and the seemingly still, boundless Arctic landscape – a unique artistic and environmental journey from the far edge of the world.

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North Horizon has been screened at over 20 film and dance festivals worldwide.

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Choreography, dance and video:
Valtteri Raekallio and Thomas Freundlich

 

Filmed on location in Nordenskiöld Land, Svalbard

 

Music by Sputnikburg

 

Realized with support from Kulturkontakt Nord and the Arts Council of Finland

 

Release date: January 2010

 

Duration: 14 minutes (Original 2010 festival cut 22 min)

 

Screening formats: HD 1080p, 2K DCP