UNSPOKEN

TitleUNSPOKEN
BrandNON-PROFIT
Product/ServiceNON-PROFIT
Category A01. Direction
Entrant STONEFIRE Copenhagen, DENMARK
Idea Creation STONEFIRE Copenhagen, DENMARK
Production STONEFIRE Copenhagen, DENMARK
Post Production STONEFIRE Copenhagen, DENMARK
Credits
Name Company Position
Allan Stenild STONEFIRE Executive Producer

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In April 2020 with lockdown at its most restrictive, filmmaker William Armstrong began an Instagram conversation with renowned choreographer Paul Lightfoot. The two connected as artists seeking to tell a story about a shift in the world and the collective feelings of those affected by the pandemic. For Lightfoot the idea resonated particularly personally, having lost his father just days before. With Covid-19 policies blocking family from entering hospitals, he was refused the right to be at his father’s bedside. The project became a vehicle to process this grief, to reflect on what had been taken away, and to respond by creating something beautiful in its place. The final performance was filmed on location Grundtvig’s Kirken Copenhagen. Unspoken is a rare window into a contemporary master interpreting his emotions into physical form. A powerful and moving tribute to Lightfoot’s father and a beacon of creative possibility in this unprecedented time.

Cultural / Context information for the jury

When top contemporary choreographer Paul Lightfoot lost his father during lockdown without being allowed into the hospital to say goodbye, he began working remotely on a piece to process his emotions. The result, “Unspoken” is a powerful and moving tribute to those affected by the pandemic, and a beacon of creative possibility in this unprecedented time.

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A film capturing the inner workings of how contemporary dance is formed, worldclass ballet choreographer Paul Lightfoot works remotely to create a masterpiece dedicated to his late father he lost in lockdown. With lockdown at its most restrictive, filmmaker William Armstrong began an Instagram conversation with renowned choreographer Paul Lightfoot. The two connected as artists seeking to tell a story about a shift in the world and the collective feelings of those affected by the pandemic