Short film, dance, experimental
8 minutes, color, silent, 2013
2.39:1, DCP, 5.1

Dedicated to the memory of the Second World War’s homosexual victims.

This short contemporary dance film abstractly depicts the persecution of homosexuals under the Third Reich by drawing a parallel between incarceration in the camps and the physical confinement experienced when freedom is suppressed.

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Director: Kays Mejri
Choregraphy and performance: Simon Vermeulen
Screenplay: Kays Mejri, Simon Vermeulen

Cinematography: Simon Lamarre-Ledoux
Artistic direction: Jessica Surendorff
Production coordination: Claudia Rodarie
Editing: Benoît Rocheleau, Hamza Mahjoub
Original score: Christian Thomas
Glass Shoes design: Simon Vermeulen

Production: Simon Vermeulen
Associate production: Kays Mejri, Simon Lamarre-Ledoux, Jacques Vermeulen, Paul Yellen

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Selected Film Festival Participations and Screenings

Not Short on Talent at Festival de Cannes, France, 2013 (Market Premiere)
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, 2013 (World Premiere, Best Canadian Short Film Award Competition)
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada, 2013 (Official Selection)
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada, 2013 (Official Selection)
Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois, Canada, 2014 (Prends ça court ! Award and CALQ’s Award for Artistic Creation Competitions)
Tampere Film Festival, Finland, 2014 and 2018 (International Competition)
Regard sur le Court-Métrage au Saguenay, Canada, 2014 (National Competition)
Cinedans, Netherlands, 2014 (Dioraphte Cinedans Jury Award Competition)
Loikka Dance Film Festival, Finland, 2014 (Official Selection)
LA Pride Festival, United States, 2014
Jumping Frames International Dance Video Competition, Hong Kong, 2014
Aarhus Filmfestival, Denmark, 2014 (Official Selection)
MUVI, online, 2014 (Best Choreography Competition)
Festival Paris Courts Devant, France, 2014 (Music Films Competition)
AudPop Pride Film Challenge, online, 2022 (Winner Grand Prize Jury Award)
Choreoscope – Barcelone Dance Film Festival, Spain, 2024 (Official Selection)
Thomas Edison Film Festival, United States, 2025 (Jury’s Choice Award Selection)

Collections

Canadian Museum for Human Rights Library, Canada
École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, Canada
Vimeo, online (Staff Pics)
ARTS.FILM, online

Group Exhibition

Transformation, Le Livart, Canada, 2017 (screened with the Glass Shoes)