Dana is the co-founder of ScreensArt, a production company devoted to dance fims and dance video art works. You can read more about it at www.screensart.com. 

glove story (40 MIN.)

 "Glove Story" is the second collaboration between choreographer Dana Ruttenberg and director Oren Shkedy. 

The film explores the notion of personal space and the all-too-often invasion into it. It asks the question: what are the psychological, physical and social repercussions of treating bordersasmere suggestions? This question echoes much stronger in the local political climate of our region and of our times. The film follows four characters through a series of hyper-realistic topographies and architectural settings in which, like in Sartre's “No Exit”, individuals are one another's heaven or hell. The gloves are the recurring object, a thin line of protection – which also gives its wearer “permission” to penetrate another's space unharmed. 

Director of Photography: Ram Shweky

Cast: Adi Boutrous, Ayala Frenkel, Inbar Nemirovsky, Uri Shafir, Riki Blich, Ohad Knoller.

Glove Story received support from The Israeli Lottery Council for Arts and Culture. 

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

dotdotdot Festival, Vienna, 2016
Rollout Macao, 2016
move! - 14 Krefelder Tage fur Modernen Tanz, Krefeld, Germany, 2016
JCC, New York, 2016
Sinema Dans Anakara, 2015
ETAT Forum, Taiwan, 2015
Rathaus Platz Festival, Austria. 2014, 2015
IDN Festival, Barcelona, 2015.
Dance Camera West, USA. 2015.
NU2S Festival, Spain. 2015.
LODO Festival, Argentina. 2015.
Romanian Architecture Annual, Romania. 2015.
ETAT Forum, Taipei, Taiwam. 2015
JCC New York, USA. 2015.
FIVER Festival, Spain. 2015. Winner of Creation Award. 
Athens Video Dance Project, Greece. 2015.
InShadow Festival, Portugal. 2014.
Loikka Festival, Finland. 2014.
San Francisco Dance Film Festival, USA. 2014. 
POOL Festival, Berlin. 2014. 

PRIVATE I'S (21 MIN.)

The film follows the construction, eruption, corruption and destruction of the masculine self and other. It investigates the boundaries of masculinity, and the forces that operate on the male body, while borrowing from different cultures and modalities.  The movement language can be traced to traditional forms and concepts integral to martial arts. It translates it into a contemporary individualized expression in different ways, while counterbalancing it with the mundane “every day” gestures of male bonding.

Director of Photography: Ram Shweky

Cast: Uri Shafir, Ofir Yudilevitch

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

Agite y Sirva, Mexico, 2012

FIVC Festival Internacional de Videodanza de Chille, 2012.  + International FIVC tour, Buenos Aires, 2012.

International Screendance Festival, USA, 2012. Winner of Award of Distinction.

Jumping Frames International Dance Video Festival, Hong Kong. Winner of Outstanding International Dance Video Award. 2012.

Quinzena de Danza de Almada Festival, Portugal. 2012.

POOL Festival,Berlin, 2012.

Video Movimiento, Colombia, 2012.

Columbus International Film and Video Festival, Ohio USA, 2012. Winner of Honorable Mention Award.

Dance Camera Istanbul, Turkey, 2012.

Dance on Camera Festival, New York, 2013.

NU2 IDN Festival, Barcelona, 2013.

Israeli Contemporary Dance Week, La Mama Theater, New York 2013.

LOIKKA Dance Film festival, Helsinki, 2013.

La Maison, de la cave au grenier, Montreal, 2013.

Dance Camera West, Los Angeles, 2013. Winner of Audience Choice Award. 

In The Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria. 2013. Special Mention. 

Tallahassee International Exhibition, winner of first place, 2013

Danca em Foco, Brazil, 2013

Seret Na, Tel aviv, Israel, 2013

InShadow Festival, Lisbon, 2014

Swiss Dance Collection, Switzerland, 2014

Dance for Reel, Atlanta, Usa, 2014

Rathausplatz Festival, Vienna, 2014-2015

Choreoscope Festival, Barcelona, 2015

Acco Theater Festival, Acco, Israel 2016

Ignite Festival, New Delhi, India 2016

Tanz im Winterthur, Switzerland 2016