“The Funeral Dancer” 

 

“The Funeral Dancer” tells the story of “Jazz”, who works as a funeral entertainer which has become one of the best paid jobs in a world, where funerals are a status symbol and at the same time an obligation to entertain relatives, friends and work colleagues alike. Expectations are high, morals are low. While Jazz tries to entertain the mourners, she is forced to face severe problems of her own. 

language: German, available with English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French subtitles 

 

Specifications: 

Genre: Sci-Fi Drama 

Runtime: 9 minutes 31 seconds 

Completion Date:September 4th, 2018 

Country of Origin: Germany 

Film Language: German 

The film is available with English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and French subtitles. 

   

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The look of the film: 

 

 Director Statement: 

"The Funeral Dancer" describes a society that makes every situation in life a social event. Funerals have become a prestigious event in a family's life and are celebrated like a big pop concert- all that counts are followers and entertaining the funeral guests. Emotions have become rare in this social media obsessed society. Although many scenes in the film are exaggerated, pretty much everything is inspired by things I experienced, read or heard of in real life. 

Director Biography - Natalie MacMahon 

 

Natalie MacMahon gained her first film experiences as an actress at a young age. After her studies at a Film Acting School in Berlin, she started writing her first script for the short film “The Man Who Couldn’t Cry”, which has been screened at numerous international film festivals, followed by her film noir style short films "Like A Summer Sonata" and "Lola wants to see the sea, which were equally successful. In 2017, Natalie released "It's getting darker every day", a dark sci-fi drama set in the future, as well as her melancholic Esperanto short "A Universal Love Story". The young director just finished her sci-fi genre mix "The Redhead" and shot her new film "The Funeral Dancer", while working on her first feature film script. 

Directors Filmography:  

"The Funeral Dancer" (Short Film, 2018)  

“Malsano Nomata Amo” (Web Series, 2018) 

"The Redhead" (Short Film, 2018)  

"A Universal Love Story" (Short Film, 2017)  

"It's getting darker every day" (Short Film, 2017)  

"Senses" (Mini Web series, 2016)  

"Lola wants to see the sea" (Short Film 2016)  

“Like A Summer Sonata” (Short Film, 2016)  

“The Man Who Couldn't Cry” (Short Film, 2015)  

“ The Secret of Berlin” (Web Series, 2015) 

Awards/Nominations:   2018: Best Experimental Film Award- Porto Femme International Film Festival"- for "A Universal Love Story"  2018: Extra Mile Award Nomination- Sydney Indie Film Festival- “The Redhead” 2018: Best Foreign Short Nomination- Kapow Intergalactic Film Festival- “The Redhead” 2018: Bronze Award- European Independent Film Awards- Best Short- “The redhead” 2018: "Best Narrative Short" Award at "Pinnacle Film Awards" for "The Redhead"  2018: Finalist Best Short at "Alternative Film Festival" for "The Redhead"  2018: Nominee Best Fantasy Short at "Genre Celebration Film Festival" for "A Universal Love Story"  2017: Best Short Film Award at the "LA Film Crash Film Festival" for "A Universal Love Story"  2017: Canada Shorts Film Festival 2017- Award of distinction for "It's getting darker every day"  2017: Headline International Film Festival- Award of Merit for "A Universal Love Story"  2017: Best Film Award at "Warsaw Independent Film Festival" for "Like A Summer Sonata"  2017: Silver Award Winner at the "Spotlight Shortfilm Awards" for "It's getting darker every day"  2017: Finalist at the "Influx Magazine Film Awards" for "It's getting darker every day"  2017: Best Web Short Award for "Senses" at the "Woodengate Film Festival"  2017: Silver Award- North American Film Awards- "It's getting darker every day"  2017: Alternative Film Festival- Nomination "Best Director"- "Lola wants to see the sea"  2017: Nomination Best Web Short for "Senses" at the Transylvania Cinema Awards  2017: Largo Film Awards Award for Best Editing+ Best Photography for "The Strangest Thing"  

2016: Nomination Best Short Film, Charly Chaplin Award, Honorable Mention Certificate at the "Blow-Up Arthouse International Film Festival for "Like A Summer Sonata"  2016: Nomination at the "European Independent Film Award" for "Like A Summer Sonata"  2016: Best Drama Award at the " North American Film Awards" for "Lola wants to see the sea"  2016: "Honorary Mention"- Largo Film Awards for "Senses"  2016: Nomination “Indie Spirit Award” at the “Melbourne Indie Film Festival” for “Like A Summer Sonata”  2016: "Award of Merit" for "Like A Summer Sonata" at the "Headline International Film Festival"  2016: "Extra Mile Award" Nomination for "Lola wants to see the sea" at the "Sydney Indie Film Festival"  2016: Nomination "Best Web Short" at "Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest" for "The Secret of Berlin"  2016: "Best Web Series" Award at the "Direct Monthly Online Film Festival" for "The Secret of Berlin"  2016: "Genre Celebration Festival" Nomination "Best Drama" for "The Man Who Couldn't Cry"  2016: "Best Director" Nomination at the "Top Indie Film Awards" for "The Man Who Couldn't Cry"  2016: "Top Indie Film Awards" Nomination as "Best Short" for "The Man Who Couldn't Cry"  2016: Honorable Mention at the “Amarcord Arthouse Television and Video Festival” for “The Secret of Berlin”  2016: "Best Web Series" Award at TOFF Film Festival for "The Secret of Berlin"  2016: "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" - Special Mention at Snowdance Film Festival  2015: "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" - Special Mention at Canada Short Film Festival  2015: "The Man Who Couldn't Cry"- "Best of Festival" Award at the "Texas Ultimate Shorts Festival"  2015: Nomination Best Female Lead at Sydney Indie Film Fest (Film "The Man Who Couldn't Cry")