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ANYWHERE IS A DANCEFLOOR (2021)

‘Anywhere is a Dancefloor' is a new collaboration between choreographer Jaii Guest and drag artist & cultural producer Fatt Butcher. Through celebrating the creativity, resilience, and fierce spirit of Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ nightlife community this new work is an invitation to the city to create their own dancefloors anywhere and everywhere!

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Director, Cinematography and Edited by Mathew Beckett

Concept and Music by Adam Carver

Concept and Choreography by Jaii Andrew Guest

Assistant Director/Producer - Anna Clifford

Commissioned by DanceXchange (FABRIC)

Produced by Motion Dance Collective in Association with River Rea Films

Producers: Matthew Critchfield & Anna Clifford

Production Co-ordinator: Sandra Figueiredo 

DanceXchange Producers: Lucie Mirkova, Rosie Clements & Emily Labhart

CAST: Black Peppa, Chanda John, Joey Taylor, Simone Mendez, Mama Mamba, Jay Andre, Jason Andrew Guest (Luna Myztique), Blue Romantic, Lacy Lou, Fatt Butcher, Christian Gay & Yshee Black

Camera Operator: Johnny Rhodes

1st Assistant Camera: Sam Kemp

Jib Operator: Christopher Hood

Sound Recordist and Designer: Ollie Smith

Make Up Artists: Liam Hall Shelton/LILITH & Quinn Bragginton

Music Production: Charles Cragg & Adrain Kimberlain

Music Mixing: Adam Green

Production Runners: Genavieve Decaria, Tansy Rawlings & Jade Smith

Production Marshalls: Lucie Mirkova & Jamaal O'Driscoll

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Running Time: 7 minutes 54 seconds

Festivals

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  • 16-17 October, 2026. Interconnected: A Dance Festival of Bodies, Technology, and Shared Space, Lathrop Hall, Madison, WI.

  • May 2023 - enCore Dance on Film Festival, Decatur, Georgia, USA

  • February 2023 - Beijing Queer Film Festival - Love Queer Cinema Week, Beijing, CHINA.

  • December 2022 - Short Film Factory, Bucharest, ROMANIA.

  • November 2022 - Transition International Queer Film Festival, Vienna, AUSTRIA.

  • October 2022 - Sweden Film Awards, Stockholm, SWEDEN.

  • October 2022 - Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival - Round 5, Los Angeles, USA.

  • October 2022 - Fifth Wall Fest, PHILIPPINES.

  • October 2022 - Thessaloniki International G.L.A.D Film Festival (LGBTI+), Thessaloniki, GREECE.

  • September 2022 - SHORT to the Point - Târgu Mureș, ROMANIA

  • September 2022 - Screen Dance International, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

  • August 2022 - Out & Loud - Pune International Queer Film Festival, Pune, INDIA.

  • July 2022 - Brighton Rocks Film Festival, Brighton, UK.

  • June 2022 - KAHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, Mumbai, INDIA.

  • June 2022 - Suberbia Cinema, Manchester, UK.

  • May 2022 - Flatpack Festival, Birmingham, UK.

  • December 2021 - Color's of Love: International Queer Film Festival, Punjab, INDIA.

  • December 2021 - London Lift-Off Film Festival, London, UK.

  • April 2021 - Birmingham International Dance Festival, Birmingham, UK. 

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Awards

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  • WINNER of Best LGBT Pride Celebration Film - Color's of Love International Queer Film Festival 

  • WINNER of Best Short Film - Thessaloniki International G.L.A.D Film Festival (LGBTI+)

  • WINNER of Best Film in Music & Dance Category - Short Film Factory

  • Semi-Finalist in LGBT Film Category - Sweden Film Awards

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