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THE DANCE OF THE FLOWERS

THE DANCE OF THE FLOWERS

LA DANSE DES FLEURS

Short, Student,

Canada

2025

Runtime, min

5

“The Dance of Flowers” is a gothic horror about a female vampire and her family, whose evenings turn into refined rituals of seduction and death. Young men, invited into this mysterious circle, believe they are taking part in a sophisticated game and may achieve victory. Yet the chess match, where yellow and red roses replace the figures, becomes a deadly trap. Victory brings no triumph; instead, it leads to a fatal destiny. The atmosphere is filled with living sculptures that imitate violin playing and an entrancing tango, where the heroine whirls her chosen partner, turning passion into doom. In this world, art becomes a weapon, beauty a lure, and every gesture conceals treachery. Dance of Flowers is a story of seduction, female power, and the fine line between art and horror.
Alena Parfenovich Traykovskaya

Director:

Alena Parfenovich Traykovskaya

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Selections and Awards:

REVIEWS:

A great modern take on vampire rituals.

Sean O'Brien

Art and beauty truly become a weapon here.

Jacob Carter

Visually awesomw short!

Ito Emi

The artistic direction is stunning! Replacing chess pieces with red and yellow flowers is such a refined, poetic visual. It blurs the fine line between art and horror perfectly.

Sharma Neha

Yellow and red flowers for a deadly chess game is incredibly atmospheric

Tanaka Haruka

I don't really get this experimental stuff. A vampire asking "yellow flower or red flower?" while dancing tango is a bit too weird and slow for me. Not my usual genre at all.

Anaïs Laurent

Brilliant tension!

Anna Missaglia

A brilliant gothic horror!

Victoria Black

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