Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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They Dance With Their Heads

Ils dansent avec leurs têtes

Canada
2021 — 8' / Color

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Synopsis

The severed head of a choreographer is held captive by an eagle on a desert island. With a dazzling mastery of drawing and painting, this animated short unexpectedly takes us into the sensitive world of an artist madly in love with dance.

Official Trailer

Director Biography

Thomas Corriveau is a visual artist who works mainly in the fields of drawing, painting, and animation film. His works are part of various private and public collections and he has exhibited on a regular basis in Quebec (Canada) and abroad since the early 80s. He is a professor at UQAM’s École des arts visuels et médiatiques (School of Visual and Media Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal).

Director

Thomas Corriveau

Producer

Thomas Corriveau

Animation

Thomas Corriveau

Editor

Thomas Corriveau

Sound

Olivier Calvert