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Prima. Elisa Carrillo Cabrera

Partner: TalentBridge – Clermont Ferrand 2026

Director: Veronika Pokoptceva
Filmmaker's profile

One day in the life of Elisa Carrillo Cabrera, principal dancer of the Staatsballett Berlin. From early morning, strenuous training and rehearsals fill her day. She has to be even better than yesterday, despite pain and fatigue, to go on the stage in the evening and to be a Prima.

Details

Duration: 11min.

Country: Germany

Language: English, Spanish, German

Year: 2023

Genre: Documentary

Topic: Art, Biography, Body, Documentary, Every Day Life, Women, Work

Cast & Crew

Director: Veronika Pokoptceva

Production company: Veronika Pokoptceva

Writer: Veronika Pokoptceva

Cinematographer: Jan Boroewitsch, Athena Carmazzi

Editor: Veronika Pokoptceva, Tom Gregory Janson

Music: Rafael Prado, Alexey Kochetkov

Actors: Elisa Carrillo Cabrera , Mikhail Kaniskin

Festivals & Awards

2023

Early Bird - International Student Film Festival

VGIK International Students Festival

PiterKit International Student Film Festival

Kinoproba International Film School Festival

Breaking Walls Festival Breaking Walls Festival Best Music Score

2024

FIPADOC International Documentary Festival

Blois Danse Festival

International Short Film Festival Detmold

Amarcort Film Festival

Europäisches Filmfestival Göttingen

Kontrast Filmfest Bayreuth

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