Necessary Games is a triptych of dance works created specifically for the screen. The Necessary Games Films were produced when Restless, under the leadership of Ingrid Voorendt, worked with Sophie Hyde and Bryan Mason of Closer Productions. The films had their world premiere screening as part of the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival on 22nd February 2009.

The Necessary Games films feature dancers from the Restless Youth Ensemble. All three films were directed by Sophie Hyde, in collaboration with three different choreographers who have all worked with Restless in the past. Collectively, the films, which make up Necessary Games explore our human need to connect.

Moth, Sixteen and Necessity were shortlisted for the Reeldance Australia and New Zealand Awards Awards 2010.

Seed funding for the films was provided by the Big Pond Adelaide Film Festival with further support provided by the South Australian Film Corporation and the Dance Board of the Australia Council.

Expressive, somewhat haunting, mysterious and gracefully performed contemporary dance theatre in three acts, this seemingly simple, part improvised and part choreographed piece of experimenta, is moving and beautiful. It lingers on with you long after the final credits have disappeared.

Antonio Zeccola
Managing Director of Palace Cinemas and Palace Films
Shorts Jury member at the Melbourne International Film Festival

FESTIVALS

BigPond Adelaide Film Festival 2009

Melbourne International Film Festival 2009

Vladivostok International Film Festival “Pacific Meridian” 2009

Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2009

Abilities Arts Festival, Toronto 2009

WOW (World of Women) Film Festival, Sydney 2009

ReelDance International Dance on Screen Festival 2010

XIII Brooklyn International Film Festival 2010

Cinedans Moving Media Festival, Amsterdam 2010

Picture this…film festival, Calgary 2011

AWARDS

_ Best Experimental Short Film
Melbourne International Film Festival 2009

_ Best Short Film
_ Best Non-Narrative Film
_ Best Editing
_ Best Production Design
South Australian Screen Awards 2009

_ Best Experimental
Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Awards 2009

_ Best Work (Sixteen)
ReelDance Australia & New Zealand Awards 2010

_ Best Experimental
XIII Brooklyn International Film Festival 2010

_ Best Performance under 30 mins
Picture this…film festival 2011

Moths
Directors:
Sophie Hyde
Paul Zivkovich

Sixteen
Direction:
Sophie Hyde
Paul Zivkovich

Necessity
Directors:
Sophie Hyde
Tuula Roppola

Editor:
Bryan Mason

Production Design:
Gaelle Mellis

Composer:
DJ TR!P

Sound Designers:
Nick O’Connor
DJ TR!P

Producers:
Bryan Mason
Sophie Hyde
with Restless Dance Theatre