| Written by: Kathleen Rea and Alec Kinnear
Choreographed by: Kathleen Rea
Directed by: Alec Kinnear
Produced by: Decadence Films
Music by: Rachel Smith
Actors/Dancers: Anna Hein, Finally Jamison, Ella Gladstone, Lisa Goldhart, Malgorzata Nowacka, William Yong, Allen Kaeja, Jonathan Neville and Nigel Wolf
Film Festival Premiere: Spring 2005, Prague
Television premiere: December, 11, 7: 30 PM, Bravo! Canada
Supported by: BRAVO!Fact and Canada Council for the Arts (Dance on Screen Pilot Project)
Style: Sharp, high contrast images create a heightened magic realism that places the fairy-tale genre in the real world. The story is staged in a bustling city where the actors intermingle with un-staged pedestrians who react spontaneously to the drama with a range of emotions. The rabbit-woman tries to communicate with the people she meets through an expressive animal like physicality. The viewer experiences city life through the rabbit-woman’s eyes and is enticed to see urban living from a new perspective. Lapinthrope is a Canadian/Austrian co-production which includes diverse talent. Co-creators Alec Kinnear and Kathleen Rea have established a unique cinematic voice by drawing together their theatre and film expertise with a quirky sense of humor and a desire to address vital social issues. Alec Kinnear directed and edited the action sequences in Lapinthrope so the viewer feels directly involved in the story. Kathleen’s choreography captures the animal nature of the rabbit-woman and the emotional nuances that she experiences. Canadian musician Rachel Smith’s album the Clearing, provides a powerful lyrical sound-track. Austrian dance star Anna Hein takes the viewer through forest, highway, city and hospital, breathing life into Lapinthrope each step of her journey.
Awards: Golden bear for best long film in the Festival Der Nationen (Austrian short film festival)
Screened at:
Pine Film Festival / Portland Oregon, USA
Mumbai International Film Festival / Mumbai, India
San Diego International Children's Film Festival / San Diego, USA
eKsperim[E]nto! / Touring festival in the Philippines
El Festival de Cine Bogotá / Bogotá, Columbia
Evenement Danse 2D / Ottawa, Canada
International Panorama of Independent Film / Athens
Planet In Focus / Toronto, Canada
Festival Der Nationen / Ebensee, Austria
Dance Screen Brighton 2005 IMZ / Brighton, UK
Sopot Film Festival / Sopot, Poland
The International Television Festival Golden Prague
Exground Filmfest Wiesbaden / Wiesbaden, Germany
Lapinthrope press kit for print (1500 kb)
Lapinthrope press kit for screen (250 kb)
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