Little Ballerinas / Petites Danseuses
France / Color / 90' / 2020 6+
Children’s Juries Award (up to 12 years old) for Best Feature Documentary
European Children Films Association (ECFA) Award for Best Documentary
Ida, Olympe, Jeanne and Marie dance to the music of pianos, symphonies, contemporary pieces… in ballet school studios, in the streets, even in their bedrooms. They are between 6 and 11 years old. Very fond of each other, they film themselves, comparing and giving one another support. They also tend to annoy one another, are at times envious, even rejecting each other. What is it like for a little girl to grow up in a world of intense professional and competitive dancing?
Anne-Claire Dolivet
She began her career as an editor, after studying film and audiovisual at the University of Paris Saint-Denis, where she particularly appreciated the editing courses of Dominique Villain. She worked for more than ten years, with a predilection for documentary editing and four-handed writing. After these years as an editor, she wanted to go on location, meet the characters, work in team and tell her own stories. She became director for television short programs for another ten years. But, missing the long format, long-course stories and the depth they allowed, she decided to write her own documentaries. "Little ballerinas" is her first film.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Anne-Claire Dolivet
- Screenplay: Anne-Claire Dolivet, Mathias Thery
- Cinematography: Jérôme Olivier
- Editing: Karen Benainous
- music: Malik Djoudi
- Sound Design: Manuel Vidal
- producer:: Marie Van Glabeke, Stéphane Basset, Sébastien Deurdilly
- original language: French
English 
Greek