Cynthia Scott
Cynthia Scott is a Canadian director, producer, writer, and editor born in 1939 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She began her career in theatre as a second assistant director. She then held various positions in television, including Public Affairs Producer in Canada and England, before becoming a director at the National Film Board of Canada in 1972. She directed several documentaries, including The Ungrateful Land: Roch Carrier Remembers Ste-Justine (1972), which won a Canadian Film Award. She also directed Flamenco at 5:15 (1983), which won an Oscar for best short documentary. She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
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Flamenco at 5:15
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This short film is an impressionistic record of a flamenco dance class given to senior students of the National Ballet School of Canada by two great teachers from Spain, Susana, and Antonio Robledo. The film shows the beautiful young North American dancers—inspired by the flamenco rhythms and mesmerized by Susana's extraordinary energy—joyously merging with an ancient culture.
Flamenco at 5:15
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This short film is an impressionistic record of a flamenco dance class given to senior students of the National Ballet School of Canada by two great teachers from Spain, Susana, and Antonio Robledo. The film shows the beautiful young North American dancers—inspired by the flamenco rhythms and mesmerized by Susana's extraordinary energy—joyously merging with an ancient culture.
