SLOWLY, 4min,. France
Directed by Christophe Dachy
Paris, Place de la République, July 2022. Alone, facing the trampling crowd, the march of time, the freezing rain, she dances.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

As human beings, we are time slaves: it is an every minute gift, but also our worst fear because time flies, whatever we try to do to control it.

As big city dwellers, we are even more facing this time tsunami as we live in an extreme speed spiral.

So we thought, how could we stretch time to show the essence of speed? How could a duet between a dancer and a camera could show this?

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?

Between the first chat we had about this project in 2019 and the end of the post production in 2023, it took almost 4 years to create this movie.

3. How would you describe your film in two words!?

Time bending

4. What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film?

Technically speaking, the biggest challenge was extreme slowness required, both for the direction and the choreography because Ambre had to learn from scratch to dance extremely slow. As a director, I had to work knowing that the video will be sped up 10 or 12 times.

We also both have full time jobs which means that we had to find moments to rehearse and to create together which explains why it took us so long to finish this movie.

5. What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?

We cried! We felt really moved by all those nice feedbacks.

We are so glad that people understood what we wanted to say and show.

And some people even saw things that we didn't even think about, which make us really proud because our purpose with this movie was to let the audience create its own story.

6. When did you realize that you wanted to make films?

As a director I've been doing films for a long time but the idea to create an art movie with Ambre came from our common wish to mix our expertise in dance and video. The fact that we have been friends for almost 20 years was also an important driver.

7. What film have you seen the most in your life?

Interstellar

8. What other elements of the festival experience can we and other festivals implement to satisfy you and help you further your filmmaking career?

The audience feedback was really great ! And it would be nice to also have the jury feedback on a more technical point of view, to understand what they liked and what could have been done to make the movie even better.

9. You submitted to the festival via FilmFreeway. How has your experiences been working on the festival platform site?

Great because it's really simple and user friendly and the fact that many festivals use the same platform facilitates the submission process.

10. What is your favorite meal?

Steak Tartare + Fries

11. What is next for you? A new film?

We are actually working on a new short dance film, on a different topic. We want to go further in exploring what could be created a dancer and a director.