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Ann Oren

Piaffe

Director Ann Oren Composer Munsha, äbvsd, VTSS Cast Simone Bucio, Sebastian Rudolph, Simon Jaikiriuma Paetau
86' - 2022 - Mystery, Drama, Avant-Garde / Experimental, LGBT+ - Dialogue: German, English
Piaffe is the liberating story of a complex sexuality. A sensual mix of Peter Strickland's Berberian Sound Studio and The Duke of Burgundy with a touch of 'bio-eroticism'. Queer, kinky and fascinating.
A shy young woman is given the task of recording the sound effects for a commercial featuring a horse. Piaffe (an equestrian term for a trot in place or nearly in place) gives the audience a chance to look with their bodies and touch with their eyes, promises Tel Aviv-born filmmaker and visual artist Ann Oren. Her first narrative feature originates from the award-winning short film Passage (2020) in which Oren also explores the boundaries between humans, animals and plants. She calls Piaffe a love letter to the lesser-known magicians of cinema and a playful celebration of otherness. And what shines really through is the almost unworldly appearance of the Mexican actress Simone Bucio (La región salvaje, El deseo de Ana).
"Oren relishes the building up of a scene, using sound and image to suggest the most exciting and mysterious of sensations. There is a celebratory trans subplot with a shout-out to the sexual characteristics of ferns. This is a sexy, queer and questioning gem." - IndieWire

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Credits

Directors

Ann Oren

Composers

Munsha, äbvsd, VTSS

Cast

Simone Bucio, Sebastian Rudolph, Simon Jaikiriuma Paetau

Scenario

Ann Oren, Thais Guisasola

Director of Photography

Carlos Vasquez

Editors

Ann Oren, Haim Tabakman

Producers

Sophie Ahrens, Fabian Altenried, Kristof Gerega

Production studios

Rediance

More info

Dialogue

German, English

Countries of production

Germany

Year

2022

Filmography

Ann Oren
Passage (short, 2020), Piaffe (2022)