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Flamenco at 5:15

Cynthia Scott
1983 | 29 min
The NFB’s 8th Academy-Award winning film. This short film is an impressionistic record of a flamenco dance class given to senior students of the National Ballet School of Canada by two great teachers from Spain, Susana and Antonio Robledo. The film shows the beautiful young North American dancers—inspired by the flamenco rhythms and mesmerized by Susana's extraordinary energy—joyously merging with an ancient gypsy culture.

Awards and distinctions

  • Trophy - Category: Didactic Films
    International Film Festival, Salerno
    1985
  • Red Ribbon Award - Category: Performing Arts
    Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival, New York
    1985
  • Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Fine Arts Film
    Golden Sheaf Awards /Short Film and Video Festival, Yorkton
    1984
  • Golden Spike - Category: Best Short Film of the Festival
    International Film Festival, Valladolid
    1984
  • Golden Dragon Award - with a cash prize of 60,000 zloties
    International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Cracow
    1984
  • Honorable Mention
    Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival, San Francisco
    1984
  • Oscar - Category: Short Film Awards - Documentary
    Annual Academy Awards / OSCARS, Hollywood
    1984