Akademi Dance Film Festival 2021

Saturday, March 20, 2021
1:00 PM 2:00 PM 13:00 14:00

Sima Gonsai Birmingham, England (map)

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The making of screen dance has grown in popularity with new artists seeking new collaborations across dance, film and music - You can watch me ‘In Conversation’ on 20 March 1pm 2020 sharing my work and techniques of creative direction for the online dance-film festival, ADFF 2021 - celebrating South Asian dance cultures and forms. See the full programme & register for your FREE ticket here: https://akademi.co.uk/adff2021

Source:: https://akademi.co.uk/adff2021

BIOG

Sima Gonsai is a Midlands based artist-filmmaker, director and producer. At the heart of Sima’s practice is a desire to tell stories, rooted in intergenerational, social and cultural histories. Her films have explored bodily signatures from differently abled groups, environmental exploration, climate emergency and connecting communities across the globe via bicycle read more…

artwork

Sima Gonsai’s artist-filmmaker work is rooted in the senses, using movement in film as a tool to explore belonging, cross-cultural connections and narrative-led storytelling.

screendance

Screen dance is an art form that merges dance, film and music. Presenting a collection of artistic films responding to climate change, inclusion and connected histories. Capturing bodies in motion to explore deep human narratives by combining choreography and cinematography.

supporting artists

As well as creating and producing her own films, Sima Gonsai supports and mentors artists from digital, dance and visual art backgrounds.

Broadcast credits include BBCArts, SkyArts, B2022 Cultural Festival for The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Sima is a resident curator for BAFTA qualifying Flatpack Film Festival, a judge for One Dance UK and screendance festivals across the globe.

CURRENT WORK

Akademi Dance Film Festival 2021

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