Alex wants to be what he thinks Jenny wants him to be, but it's only when he's himself that they finally connect.

The Dance is a silent film, a comedic love story with no dialogue, starring Pardis Parker (Combat Hospital) and Evany Rosen (Picnicface).

IMDB - The Dance (2011)

Cast: Pardis Parker, Evany Rosen, Sarah McCarthy, Kristopher Anderson, Linda Thieu, Joe McKibbon, Steven Wallace Lowe, Ryan Hartigan
Writer/Director/Producer: Pardis Parker

Awards and Distinctions

2012 Big Dam Film Festival
3rd Place
2011 Abitibi International Film Festival
Curated Screening - On Va Aux Vues
2011 Urban Mediamakers Film Festival
2nd Place
2011 Dixie Film Festival
Best Comedy
2011 SNOB Film Festival
Best Foreign Filmmaker
2011 Huntsville International Film Festival
Best Short Film
2011 PEI International Film Festival
Best Maritime Film
2011 Carmel Art and Film Festival
Best of Shorts
2011 JamFest Indie Film Festival
Gold

Official Selection

2012 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
2012 Imago Film Festival
2012 YES Film Festival
2012 ViewFinders Film Festival
2012 Winter Film Awards
2012 Cleveland International Film Festival
2012 Jaipur International Film Festival (In Competition)
2012 The MIX International Short Film Festival
2011 Anchorage International Film Festival (In Competition)
2011 Kinofest International Film Festival
2011 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival
2011 Kerry Film Festival
2011 Silver Wave Film Festival
2011 Yellowknife International Film Festival
2011 Atlantic Film Festival
2011 Edmonton International Film Festival
2011 Guam International Film Festival
2011 Estes Park Film Festival
2011 Calgary International Film Festival

Press

The Local Q - ‘Shorts’ featured at Film Fest
Quincy Herald-Whig - Big Dam Film Festival gets right to the point with short films
Short Cuts Podcast - Episode 11: Pardis Parker
The Coast - Best Halifax Ambassador
East Coast Kitchen Party - Pardis Parker - A Rising Star from the Halifax Indie Film Scene
Monterey County Weekly - Pardis Parker's 'The Dance' is a Short Film with Wide Appeal
Nova Scotia | Come to Life - Featured Nova Scotian - Pardis Parker
Green Carbon - SNOB Film Festival Reviews by Sam
CBC Radio - Trail's End
Playback - Who Loves the Sun named best feature at Film North
The Chronicle Herald - Melski lands quad at film fest
CTV News - Halifax film scores big with audiences, film critics
Zombies Ate Lauren - AFF Day 3 and 4
The Chronicle Herald - Filmmaker Parker ready to Dance at film fest Sunday
The Coast - Film Fest Reviews | Atlantic Film Festival
The Coast - The deal with Picnicface
The Coast - Pardis Parker's busy life
The Chronicle Herald - Multi-talented filmmaker readying his next short