Opium Dream

Short (14′) • Documentary/Experimental • Belgium, USA

2025


Writer & Director
Nishchaya Gera

Production company
Dark Red Films (USA)

Genres
Dance film
Documentary
LGBTQIA+

Spoken language
Spanish

SYNOPSIS

A Dionysian bacchanal that merges the immersive pleasures of the body with the physical textures of the vegetable, fruit and floral worlds. Brazilian artist Fabio da Motta’s shibari ropework awakens the dancers to their bodies’ sensuous powers. Could it be that once we understand the way we are bound, the more we are able to enjoy the cornucopia of the world?

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Cast
Fabio da Motta
Sarah Deppe
Vincent Clavaguera
Yohann Baran
Jayson Batut
Magdelaine Hodebourg

Bondage Artist
Fabio da Motta

Voiceover
Julia Suero

Choreography
Sarah Deppe
Vincent Clavaguera

Cinematography
Thom Neal

Original Music
Julia Suero

Editing
André Rodrigues

Sound Editing
Rafael Cardoso

Color Grading
Andreia Bertini


FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival 2025, Norway
ImageOut – The Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2025, USA
aGLIFF / Prism Film Festival 2025, USA
Caminhos do Cinema Português 2025, Portugal
InShadow – Lisbon Screendance Festival 2025, Portugal