Ella vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 26m. Ella is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ella
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Ella | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Douglas Watkin | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Ella Havelka | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Ella
Ella Havelka made history in 2013 by becoming the first Indigenous dancer at the 50-year-old Australian Ballet. In this engaging, MIFF Premiere Fund-supported world premiere, Ella – a descendant of the Wiradjuri people – charts her inspiring journey from growing up in modest circumstances as the only child of a single mother in rural Australia to gaining entry to National Ballet School, then spending formative years with the acclaimed Bangarra…
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.
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