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HER MAGNUM OPUS

HER MAGNUM OPUS

HER MAGNUM OPUS

Experimental, Feature, Drama, Dance, Aging

United States

2017

Runtime, min

60

A circle of friends gather to celebrate their mentor and learn that what lasts is those you leave behind.
Marta Renzi

Director:

Marta Renzi

Film Reel
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Selections and Awards:

Port Townsend Film Festival Port Townsend, WA September 15, 2017 Premiere United States YoFi Film Fest Yonkers, NY November 5, 2017 Westchester Premiere United States Upstate Films Rhinebeck, New York October 29, 2017 Northeast Premiere United States Rivertown Films Nyack, NY December 13, 2017 United States Borrego Springs Film Festival Borrego Springs, CA January 20, 2018 California premiere United States SF Indie Fest San Francisco, California February 1, 2018 United States Jacob Burns Film Center Pleasantville, New York April 3, 2018 United States Vero Beach Film & Wine Festival Vero Beach, Florida June 9, 2018 Florida Premiere United States ReelHeART Screenplay and Film Festival Toronto, Ontario July 5, 2018 Canadian premiere Best Dance or Music Related Film Canada Dance on Camera Festival New York, NY July 21, 2018 United States ADF Movers by Movers Durham, North Carolina July 14, 2018 United States RED International Dance Film Festival Eina August 12, 2018 Scandinavian Premiere Norway Anthology Film Archives New York, NY September 25, 2018 NYWIFT screening United States Herstory Cinephilia Society Nashville, TN November 17, 2018 Official Selection United States Blow Up Arthouse Film Festival Chicago, IL November 11, 2018 Official Selection United States Rollout Dance Film Festival December 31, 2018 Official Selection Macao Warsaw Dance Center Warsaw March 21, 2019 Polish Premiere Poland [C] Screen Spring Cerdanyola April 26, 2019 Spanish Premiere Spain Sunrise Film Festival River John, Nova Scotia May 30, 2019 Nomination: Best Drama Canada Nyack Film Festival Nyack, NY August 15, 2019 Official Selection United States VOB Film Festival Carmel, NY August 24, 2019 Official Selection United States Festival Angaelica Duluth, MN October 10, 2019 Official Selection United States Cult Critic Movie Awards Kolkata Outstanding Achievement Award India Dance Camera West Los Angeles, CA January 12, 2020 United States Trail Dance Virtual Film Festival Online Miami Screendance Festival Miami, FL January 10, 2021 United States KatEye International Film Festival Kolkata Online India New Wave Short Film Festival Munich June 5, 2021 Online Best Feature Film Germany Golden Harvest Tokyo February 5, 2022 Japanese premiere Finalist Japan Toronto Indie Film Festival Toronto December 1, 2021 Best Female Director Canada Rome Prisma Awards Rome Official Selection Italy Japan International Film Festival Tokyo (online) May 22, 2022 Official Selection Japan Toronto Indie Filmmmakers Fest Toronto (online) March 27, 2022 Best Female Filmmaker Canada Berlin International Art Film Festival Berlin (online) Germany New York Tri-State International Film Festival Albany, NY / online September 30, 2022 Official selection United States Ciudad del Este International Film Festival Ciudad del Este September 17, 2022 Latin American Premiere Official Selection Paraguay 8&HalFilm Festival Rome October 7, 2022 Official Selection Italy Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards Rome October 15, 2022 Official Selection Italy Arrow International Film Festival online January 27, 2023 Best Experimental Bare Bones Music & Film Festival Muskogee, OK April 26, 2023 Oklahoma Premiere Official Selection United States Manifest Dance Film Festival Pondicherry July 27, 2023 Indian Premiere Official Selection India Star Film Festival online March 1, 2024 Official Selection
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REVIEWS:

This film doesn’t rush. It moves like a slow waltz, lingering in moments, letting glances and silences speak louder than words. Watching it felt like sitting in a quiet room filled with people who love each other but know they don’t have much time left together.

Marta Torres Serrano

This film asks a quiet but profound question—how do we say goodbye? Not just to people, but to phases of life, to the versions of ourselves that exist only in the memories of others? Her Magnum Opus suggests that some goodbyes don’t need words; they just need movement, presence, and the willingness to let go.

Christopher Olson

This film feels like a delicate dance between memory, legacy, and farewell. The way movement replaces words, how emotions are carried through gestures rather than dialogue—it’s a rare kind of storytelling, one that trusts the audience to feel rather than be told. The absence of a rigid narrative makes it fluid, like a final performance that lingers long after the curtain has fallen.

Vlad Skvortsoff

Movement here is more than just choreography—it is language, memory, and emotion all at once. The way the film blends structured dance with raw, unscripted motion makes it feel deeply human, like watching someone’s soul express itself in real-time. It’s not just about dance; it’s about presence, about leaving something behind without saying a word.

Andrew Kanivchenko

SHORT PRODUCER'S ANALYSIS:

Not Available

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