Dance Camera West Film Festival

About the Event

In 2025 Dance Camera West (DCW), will celebrate its 25th year as the world-renowned, Los Angeles-based organization committed to exploring dance on screen.

Dance Camera West 2025 will take place on Wednesday, January 29 to Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, atop the beautiful hilltop Barnsdall Art Park (4800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027) with a special presentation at the Philosophical Research Society (3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027).

Single tickets are $25 and a full festival pass—which includes all screenings and receptions–is $250. Early Bird Special is $125 regular; $100 for students (before January 1).

Dance Camera West 2025 will showcase a curated selection of 50+ films from 20 countries that represent the pinnacle of dance film creativity—each making its World, U.S., or Los Angeles premiere. This year, programs will include DCW’s signature VISIBILITY program premieres, a retrospective of Los Angeles choreographer David Roussève, a world premiere feature doc from Benjamin Millepied’s Paris Dance Project, LA POPS UP, curated by Kitty McNamee | Hysterica, celebrating L.A.’s unique industry choreographers, plus a reprise screening of Wim Wender’s iconic dance film PINA in 3D.

The 2025 edition will also include a five day co-creation lab for filmmakers and dancers, artist Q&As, and receptions to enrich the community experience.

Opening Night Program 

Benjamin Millepied|Paris Dance Project

world premiere

Center Piece Programs

LA POPS UP curated by Kitty McNamee|Hysterica

DCW VISIBILITY Program and  Dance Film as a Cultural Language Wim Wenders’ PINA in 3D

Closing Night Program

Dance Icon David Roussève 

Retrospective and Reception

Schedule Details

Sunday, February 2  

1:00 pm

Doc Day Afternoon 

Features 6 short and feature doc films exploring living a life of dance. 

6:00 pm

David Roussève 

Retrospective & Reception

"One of the country's most inspired and inspiring dancemakers." - San Francisco Chronicle

Choreographer/writer/director/filmmaker David Roussève is a magna *** laude graduate of Princeton University and a Guggenheim Fellow. He founded his company, David Roussève / REALITY in 1988 and has since choreographed, written and directed 14 evening-length works.  David has created three short films Two Seconds After Laughter, Twit  and Bittersweet, which have screened at over 40 film festivals in 12 countries and has been awarded at 13 festivals. David was twice a fellow in the Sundance Feature Film Screenwriter’s Lab and is the recipient of an award at the prestigious IMZ International Dance Film Festival. Twit, a feature screenplay based on his dance/theater work Stardust, was a finalist in two “Best Screenplay” categories at the Nashville Film Festival and a semi-finalist for the Los Angeles Outfest Screenwriter’s Lab. His screenplay adaptation of his dance/theater work Urban Scenes/Creole Dreams was a finalist for “Best Historical Screenplay” and a semifinalist for “Best Dramatic Screenplay” in the Feature Film Screenplay competition at the Nashville Film Festival. 

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Date: January 29 - February 2, 2025

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