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Moon Light, A Glint of Light on Broken Glass
Credits
Director: Andrea Hackl
Camera: Duarte Netto
Music: Ivan Shopov
Completion Date: February 15, 2025
Country of Origin: Portugal
Country of Filming: Portugal
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Film Color: Black and White
Description
A Glint of Light on Broken Glass
A poetic, trance-like short film by Andrea Hackl, Moon Light is an ode to primal forces, to water and to the sacred feminine. It dives through shadow to find light and evokes their eternal dance, which some legends describe as the dance that created the universe.
“For each of us as women, there is a dark place within, where hidden and growing our true spirit rises… Within these deep places, each one of us holds an incredible reserve of creativity and power.” — Audre Lorde
This work was created during an artistic residency at the Cidadela Art District in Cascais, Portugal, with the support of Paulo Arraiano. The music was composed by Ivan Shopov and contributes to the film’s meditative and immersive atmosphere.
Director Biography – Andrea Hackl
Andrea Hackl is an independent visual artist, filmmaker, and choreographer based in Amsterdam. She creates films, multidisciplinary performances, and audiovisual installations that explore the alchemy between movement, sound, and image.
With a background in dance and performance, her work is deeply physical and often centers on the human body as a poetic instrument. Her projects have been presented in international festivals and art contexts, including the award-winning Dreamer, which combines live performance and film and received the prize for Best Interdisciplinary Live Performance at LensDans Festival Brussels 2023.
Hackl’s artistic universe is inspired by mythology, Buddhism, and the intrinsic connection between humanity and nature. Her films, such as Bele Beltza, Silent Fragments, and Light Rising, have received awards for Best Film and Best Performance. Her work has been featured in international art magazines and she regularly teaches workshops and masterclasses around the world.
Programmer’s Notes – Blas Payri
Andrea Hackl proposes a work of pure videodance with Moon Light, A Glint of Light on Broken Glass : a minimalist, almost ascetic setting where the performer faces the camera alone. The film is shot in high-contrast black and white, with side lighting that turns the body into a moving silhouette and line. The figure appears and disappears in the light, alternating between presence and absence, between recognition and abstraction.
Hackl’s movement vocabulary is precise and visceral. Her body twists, turns, and contorts within a space defined by a steady light that shapes her into a continuous transformation. Through postproduction layering and subtle manipulation of speed, the dance gains a rhythmic tension that merges the energy of physical movement with the sculpting of time through editing.
