VEINS is a dance film exploring what lies beneath the surface — beneath the skin. It speaks of strength, vulnerability, and inner conflict. In essence: life in motion. Movement and music flow like creative undercurrents through a confined yet at times seemingly infinite space. A meeting of body, sound and space in a world where the visible and the unseen exist side by side.
VEINS is an intimate dance film set entirely on a bed, where solo dancer Helene Karabuda explores the tension between vulnerability and strength. Through fluid, expressive movement and close, cinematic framing, the bed transforms into a stage for both rest and resistance—a place where emotions pulse just beneath the surface.
Title: VEINS
Format: Short Dance Film
Duration: 2 minutes 59 seconds
Choreographer & Dancer: Helene Karabuda
Original Score, Photography & Editing: Alfons Karabuda
Production Company: Naomi Filmproduction AB
Music Rights: Naomi Musikförlag AB
Year of Production: 2025
Country of Origin: Sweden (filmed in Latvia)
Language: No dialogue
Contact Name: Alfons Karabuda
Email: alfons@alfonskarabuda.com
Phone: +46707838823
Screening Link / Screener: https://youtu.be/WTOQbKoaEIY
Link / Trailer: https://youtu.be/RIuoCXLa3oo
A film by Helene & Alfons Karabuda
Helene Karabuda
is a dancer, choreographer, and project leader. She completed her training at the Ballet Academy in Stockholm in 1988 and began working as a freelance artist within the dance field. From 1997 to 2006, she worked as a dancer, soloist, rehearsal director, and choreographic assistant with E.L.D., performing in the repertoire of Efva Lilja. During this period, Helene took part in nearly 600 performances across some twenty countries, earning widespread acclaim from both audiences and critics. Since 2006, she has led artistic processes at Share Music Sweden, focusing on inclusion beyond conventional norms, resulting in public performances. As a dancer, she appears not only in her own productions but also in performances with Kompani Nomad, and since 2024, she has resumed her collaboration with Efva Lilja.
An example of Helene and Alfons Karabuda’s previous dance film work is Eye of the Norm, which was awarded first prize at the Screen Dance Festival in 2017.
Alfons Karabuda
is an awarded composer with over 35 years of experience creating dramatic music for film, theatre, and dance. His compositions have been featured in productions by the Swedish National Theatre (Dramaten), Dansens Hus, Stockholm City Theatre, Strindbergs Intima Teater, the BBC, and Zentropa. With a deep-rooted passion for the performing arts, he holds a particular affinity for dance as a medium of expression. In addition to his artistic work, Karabuda has held numerous international positions, including serving as a UN expert on artistic freedom and freedom of expression, and has long represented the interests of creators at the global level.
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