An Evening With Taglioni (2020)
Directed by Jessica Wright & Morgann Runacle-Temple
Produced by Elettra Pizzi, Gerry Maguire, Noni Couell
Cast Alessandra Ferri, Antonia Franceschi, Raad Rawi, Saffron Coomber, Jenny Runacre. Amancio Gonzales, Paul Liburd, Matthew Hawkins, Raj Chatak
An Evening with Taglioni is based on a true story. When legendary ballerina Marie Taglioni, the first woman to ever go 'en pointe' retired, her pointe shoes were bought by a fan, cooked at a lavish dinner party and served to 35 guests.
Made in partnership with English National Ballet and featuring 20 of their dancers alongside a principal cast of actors and dancers, including Alessandra Ferri and Antonia Franceschi. An Evening with Taglioni is an independently produced film and was made with support from Arts Council England.
WORLD PREMIERE at the Venice Biennale 2021 | BEST DANCE FILM at the New Renaissance Film Festival 2021 (Amsterdam) | BEST ENSEMBLE CAST & BEST ORIGINAL SCORE + Film of the Month at the Changing Face Int. FF 2021 | BEST ART & EXPERIMENTAL FILM at Sunderland Shorts 2022 | BEST NARRATIVE at the Messums Dance Film Festival 2023 | Suffolk Shorts Film Festival 2022 | Portland Dance Film Fest 2022 | Fifth Wall Fest 2022 | San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2022 | FINALIST at Messums Dance Film Festival 2023