Virvel is a poetic dance short film about ruling and being ruled.

Made by Mariama Slåttøy in collaboration with Sveinung Gjessing
Photo: Kristian Jaran Engelsen
B-photo: Thomas Bjørnstad
Underwater photo: Sveinung Gjessing
Costume: Eldbjørg Sved Skottvoll

Edit: Sveinung Gjessing and Mariama Slåttøy
Colorist: Joachim M. Nilsen

Sound design: Yvonne Stenberg
Foley: Therese Næss Diesen
Music: Beatur

Supported by Vestnorsk Filmsenter AS
/ Jesper Bergom-Larsson

Screenings
CODA International Dance Festival/Vin&Valsen, October 2017 (Oslo, Norway)
FROSTBITE International Indie Fest, November 2017 (Colorado, United States) - won the Dance Cinema Award
Stockholm Dansfilmfestival, December 2017 (Stockholm, Sweden)
South London Shorts, January 2018 (London, United Kingdom)
S. G. Film Festival, January 2018 (Florida, United States)
Filmfest Bergen, January 2018 (Bergen, Norway)
Meme Pas Peur International Film Festival, February 2018 (Saint-Philippe, Réunion)
Downstream Film Festival, February 2018 (Minnesota, United States)
Europa Film Festival, February 2018 (Barcelona, Spain)
The Norwegian International Seagull Shortfilm Festival, February 2018 (Haugesund, Norway)
573 Film Festival, March 2018 (Missouri, United States)
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, April 2018 (Seattle, United States)
Feminist Border Arts Film Festival, April 2018 (New Mexico, United States)
Cefalù Film Festival, May 2018 (Cefalù, Italy)
DesArts//DesCinés Dance Short Film Competition, May 2018 (Saint-Étienne, France)
Bogotá Experimental Film Festival / CineAutopsia, May 2018 (Bogotá, Colombia)
Barents Ecology Film Festival, May 2018 (Petrozavdsk, Russia)
Film Leben Festival, June 2018 (Ilmenau, Germany)
Kortfilmfestivalen i Grimstad, June 2018 (Grimstad, Norway)
Realtime International Film Festival, June 2018 (Lagos, Nigeria)
MFW - Bali International Short Film Festival, July 2018 (Bali, Indonesia)
International Images Film Festival for Women, August 2018 (Harare, Zimbabwe)
African World Film Festival, August 2018 (Detroit, United States) - won the Best Cinematography award
DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival, September 2018 (Tirana, Albania)
Festival of Recorded Movement (F-O-R-M), September 2018, (Vancouver, Canada)
Newark International Film Festival, September 2018 (Newark, United States)
Mexico City Videodance Festival, September 2018 (New Mexico, Mexico)
Rethink Dance Film Festival, October 2018 (Fargo, United States) - won the Best Director award
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, October 2018 (New York, United States)
Guiar - Screendance International Festival, October 2018 (Recife, Brazil)
The International Gullah Film Festival, November 2018 (Georgetown, United States) - won the Best Experimental International Short Film award
Acafilms Low Film Festival, December 2018 (São Paulo, Brazil)
Dallas Dance Film Festival (DDFF), December 2018 (Dallas, United States)