Ophelia
A tribute to the Pre-Raphaelites, exploring the creation of Ophelia and their vision of art where nature takes center stage.
The analog black and white series has been featured on Kaltblut Magazine.
Synopsis (EN) :
A tribute to the Pre-raphaelite brotherhood by telling the story of the creation of some of the most famous paintings, especially the most known "Ophelia" by Sir John Everett Millais. Where we can see nature taking more and more place in the art. The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach.
Synopsis (FR) :
Un hommage à la confrérie préraphaélite en racontant l’histoire de la création de certaines de leurs peintures les plus célèbres, en particulier la plus connue, Ophelia de Sir John Everett Millais. On y voit la nature prendre une place de plus en plus importante dans l’art. L’intention du groupe était de réformer l’art en rejetant ce qu’il considérait comme une approche mécaniste.
Credits
Produced by
h7o7
Film by
Hadi Moussally
DOP & Post-Production
Olivier Pagny
Photography
Hadi Moussally & Olivier Pagny
Starring
Anne-Lise Maulin
Fashion Stylist
Jean Assem Privé
Assistant Stylist
Lisa Gautreau
Make Up Artist & Hair Stylist
Roberto Mambretti
Featuring
Yumi Katsura
Original Soundtrack
Hadi Zeidan
Recorded at
ALF Studios
Vocals
Marie Scirocco
Mixed & Mastered
Konstantin Semionov
Set Coordinator
Charbel Kamel
2022
• TINCAN Magazine Writing Awards, Online, United States
Honorable Mention
2021
• Chandler International Film Festival, Chandler, United States
Winner – Best Experimental Film
• Super Shorts Film Festival, New York, United States
Winner – Best Music Video
• San Antonio Independent Film Festival, San Antonio, United States
Winner – Best Experimental Short
• Fashion Films RD, Dominican Republic
Winner – Best Styling
• Bharat International Film Festival, India
Winner – Best Foreign Fashion Film
• ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival, Canada
Honorable Mention
Nominated – Best Dance Film, Best Art Film
• Lisbon CineFest, Lisbon, Portugal
Nominated – Best Experimental Film
2020
• Varese International Film Festival, Varese, Italy
Winner – Best Fashion Film
• Prague International Monthly Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
Winner – Best Experimental Film
• Mosaic World Film Festival, Online, United States
Winner – Best Experimental Film
• Maracay International Film & Video Festival, Maracay, Venezuela
Winner – Best Experimental
• Luminous Frames, Online, United States
Winner – Best Experimental Film
• Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Winner – Best Creative Concept
• Andromeda Film Festival, Online, United States
Winner – Best Cinematography
• Film In Focus Festival, Online, United States
Winner – Best Experimental Film, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score
Nominated – Best Editor, Best Short Film
• Canadian International Fashion Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
Nominated – Best Fashion Film, Best Costume Design, Best Performer
• Wales International Film Festival, Online, United Kingdom
Nominated – Best Experimental Film
• CinéFashion Film Awards, Online, France
Nominated – Best Actress
• Austin Arthouse Film Festival, Online, United States
Nominated – Best Style
• La Jolla Fashion Film Festival, Online, United States
Nominated – Best Creative Concept, Best Music, Best Sound Design, Best Costume Design
32 Awards & Nominations
2021
• Lisbon CineFest, Lisbon, Portugal
• Super Shorts Film Festival, London, UK
• Super Shorts Film Festival, New York, USA
• CUERPO MEDIADO – Festival de Videodanza, Online, Argentina
• Retro Avant Garde Film Festival, Cairo, Egypt
• Rolling Ideas Film Festival, Online
• Raleigh Film & Art Festival, Raleigh, USA
• Bolton International Film Festival, Bolton, UK
• Kansas City Underground Film Festival, Kansas, USA
• Genesis International Film Festival, Moscow, Russia
• International Kansk Video Festival, Kansk, Russia
• Dance Cinema Dance Film Festival, Sydney, Australia
• Origin International Audiovisual Festival, Orce, Spain
• Kinolikbez, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
• San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, San Francisco, USA
• Tlanchana Fest, Festival de Cine y Arte Digital, Valle de Bravo, Mexico
• ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival, Toronto, Canada
• Land Of Enchantment Family Film & Fashion Festival, Albuquerque, USA
• Abbot Kinney Fantastic Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
• New Jersey Independent Film Festival, New Jersey, USA
• Kalakari Film Festival, Dewas, India
• Sydney Square Dance Festival, Sydney, Australia
• San Antonio Independent Film Festival, San Antonio de Ibarra, Ecuador
• Fashion Films RD, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• International Encounter of Filmmakers – Esto Es Para Esto, Monterrey, Mexico
• Bharat International Film Festival, Mumbai, India
• Obskuur Ghent Film Festival, Ghent, Belgium
• Chandler International Film Festival, Chandler, USA
2020
• Le Prince International Film Festival, Caracas, Venezuela
• Austin Arthouse Film Festival, Austin, USA
• Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Varese International Film Festival, Varese, Italy
• Bogotá Music Video Festival, Bogota, Colombia
• CinéFashion Film Awards, Los Angeles, USA
• Moscow Shorts, Moscow, Russia
• International Art Film Festival, London, UK
• Chelsea Fashion & Film Festival, New York, USA
• InShadow Lisbon Screendance, Lisbon, Portugal
• Fashion Film Festival Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
• Andromeda Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
• Bucharest Fashion Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania
• Prague International Monthly Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
• Canadian International Fashion Film Festival, Calgary, Canada
• Luminous Frames, Kjellerup, Denmark
• Bordeaux Shorts, Bordeaux, France
• Zero Degree Film Contest, Mohali, India
• International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Limassol, Cyprus
• Athens International Digital Film Festival, Athens, Greece
• Thessaloniki Cinedance International, Thessaloniki, Greece
• Vortex Festival, Mexico, Mexico
• Buenos Aires International Fashion Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Girona Film Festival, Girona, Spain
• Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana, Albania
• Mosaic World Film Festival, Rockford, USA
• Wales International Film Festival, Swansea, UK
• Bogotá Experimental Film Festival / CineAutopsia, Bogota, Colombia
• La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival, San Diego, USA
• Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Maracay International Film & Video Festival, Maracay, Venezuela
• Film In Focus Festival, Bucharest, Romania
• Europa Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain
• Athens Fashion Film Festival, Athens, Greece
62 Official Selections
2020
• Kaltblut Magazine, Berlin, Germany
July 2020
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