A Final Dance

"A Final Dance" is a beautiful and touching story of one woman's passage from this life to the next, and what she experiences in between. The story is set in present day with a flashback to the 1940's. Written and Directed by Michael I. Collins. Starring: Claudia Blair, Kate Reavis, and Guido Furlani. Non-Dialogue short film, 6 minutes, UCLA extension.
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GUIDO FURLANI, an Italian born actor, comes from a very talented family of artists and musicians, and is a professional photographer and voice over accent coach (2008 Transformers) when he is not acting. He studied in Milano at the Active Theatre Center, and Film Technique with Marzia Ubaldi and Jenny Tamburi in Rome. He moved to Los Angels in 2005 to pursue a professional career as an actor. With his captivating charm and romantic smile, he can warm the heart of anyone.

KATE REAVIS is a hauntingly beautiful ingénue with the ability to convey almost anything with a smile. She has played everything from a Disney princess to an axe murderer (2008 The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night). She is quirky and cute, and has great comedic timing and improv skills. Kate began studying dance, voice, and theatre at age 5. Some career highlights have included performing with Disney Cruise Lines and Ballet Arizona. After a successful commercial career in Arizona, Kate moved to Los Angeles in 2006. Kate is a graduate of the University of Arizona Theatre Program.

CLAUDIA BLAIR took on the role of Claire only a few months after regaining the use of her legs, after a debilitating illness put her in and out of a wheelchair for nine years. She currently trains in ballet, acting, voice, singing, and comedy with some of the top trainers in LA. With more than 25 films and television roles to her credit, she has sung with Ludacris (2005 Vibe Awards), appeared in comedic roles (e.g., Late Night with Carson Daly), and episodic dramas (2008 Nip Tuck.)

MICHAEL I. COLLINS is an aspiring filmmaker with a poetic way of telling a story. With his love of dance, drama, and art he endeavors to weave traditional and untraditional elements together to evoke truth and bring spiritual and emotional honesty to the screen. He is a humble artist, always striving to learn what he can from others he works with. Together with his wife, Michael now resides in Los Angeles where he continues his creative pursuits. He freelances in various positions of television and film production, and writes short and feature films in his free time.

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Dance
• Drama
• Love
• Romance
• Short
• Film
• 1940
• Collins
• live
• after
• death
• spiritual
• wheelchair
• filmmaker
• reel
• ballet
• ballroom

[Daydreamer1083]

That was absolutely beautiful!

[Zoeysora]

i was there :)

thx

[Cadacusdeity90]

I almost cried!!!!!! =(  Beautiful story!!!!

[gretchenchiari]

This is quite moving. I thought Claudia Blaire's performance was great.

[jcjc49]

simpicitiy sometimes is a key to unerstanding emotions--this did it hands down!

[amonja]

@ChristmasCarolyn,, thxx i get it now :P

[ChristmasCarolyn]

@amonja It's the same person. The young girl dancing was the elderly woman in her young days. She was reminiscing and wishing she could dance again one last time before she passed on.

[amonja]

i really diddn't understand the story

why did they switch ?? it's not like

the grandma deserved more to dance

[cubi1604]

Really touching ;)

[4010DA0104]

congratulations! beautiful!