Tanz ins Glück

Dance to Happyness

2008 | Comedy, LGBTQIA, Dance | 16 min | MA Film

Directed by Barbara Seiler

Collection: Degree Films 2008

Anna is working as a cleaning lady. Every night she cleans Helen`s office. Helen is a high level broker working in the stock exchange. The two women live in different worlds and normally would never meet each other. However they happen to have enrolled on the same salsa course. Due to the lack of men, Anna and Helen have to dance together.

Runtime16 min
Year of Production2008
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatDigi Beta, DVD, DV
Aspect Ratio16:9
Audio FormatStereo
Shooting Format16mm
Spoken LanguageSwiss German, German
Available SubtitlesGerman, English, French
Director Barbara Seiler
Cinematography Christine Munz
Production Design Greta Grashorn
Music Brian Burman
Editor Christian Müller
Screenplay Barbara Seiler
Production Manager Michael Imboden
Leading ActorsFiamma Maria Camesias Anna
Marianne Hamreas Helen
Supporting ActorsCatriona Guggenbühlas Helens Mutter
Thomas Hardeggeras Tanzlehrer
Kurt Guggenheimas Traumprinz
Miriam Markovicas Mladina
Marianna Prengeras Kata
Joyce Winkelmann as Leonie
Erlins Ortegaas Julio
Casting Corinna Glaus
Costume Design Mirjam Joss
Makeup Artist Nadja Vavassori, Fabienne Eisenegger, Snezana Avramovic, Michelle Oberholzer
Location Sound Engineer Simon Liniger
Sound Design Gregg Skerman
Sound Mixing Gregg Skerman
Compositing Patrick Karpiczenko
Graphic Artist Christine Munz

News

16. October 2009
Gold Audience Award

Gold Audience Award at the Gay-Lesbian Film Festival in Hannover

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Screenings

30. March 2011
SRF
CH Filmszene, Neue Schweizer Kurzfilme

6. May 2010 – 12. May 2010
Thessaloniki International lgbti Short Film Festival
Thessaloniki

20. October 2009 – 25. October 2009
Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg

16. October 2009 – 25. October 2009
Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival |

9. July 2009 – 20. July 2009
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

20. June 2009 – 27. June 2009
IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
Sofia, Bulgarien

18. June 2009 – 28. June 2009
Frameline - San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

1. June 2009 – 7. June 2009
FEMINA - International Women's Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro

29. April 2009 – 6. May 2009
Pink Apple - Schwullesbisches Filmfestival
Zürich

1. April 2009 – 4. April 2009
San Francisco Womens Filmfestival

26. March 2009 – 29. March 2009
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival

9. March 2009 – 15. March 2009
Filmmor Women's Film Festival
Istanbul

12. December 2008 – 23. December 2008
Roze Filmdagen - Pink Filmdays
Amsterdam

6. November 2008 – 11. November 2008
Queersicht - Lesbisch-schwules Filmfestival Bern