1:00 pm
American Cheerleader
AMERICAN CHEERLEADER JAMES PELLERITO, DAVID BARBA, 2014 USA | HDCAM | 89 MINUTES Q&A with James Pellerito and David Barba! An in-depth look at how cheerleading has evolved from a sideline activity preceding a football game to an athletic event that highlights physical skills and musical...
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Mia, A Dancer’s Journey
MIA, A DANCER’S JOURNEY MARIA RAMAS, KATE JOHNSON, 2013 USA | FORMAT: DCP | 55 MINUTES Q&A with Maria Ramas and Kate Johnson! A daughter’s promise to tell her mother’s story serves as the starting point for this documentary on the life of the celebrated...
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Young Dancemakers
YOUNG DANCEMAKERS 60 MINUTES Free event! Young Dancemakers Company, founded by Alice Teirstein, is a unique summer dance ensemble of NYC teens dedicated to creating their own original choreography and performing it in concerts citywide. Young Dancemakers(Greg Vander Veer, USA, 2014, 28m) follows three members...
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Shorts Program
DANCE ON CAMERA SHORTS PROGRAM VARIOUS, 81 MINUTES This year’s crop of short films is particularly diverse: from dances inspired by Stephen Sondheim and created for the iPhone, to complex stories that unfold through choreography designed to heighten narrative tension. This program demonstrates that there...
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Dancing Is Living: Benjamin Millepied
DANCING IS LIVING: BENJAMIN MILLEPIED LOUIS WALLECAN, 2014 FRANCE | FRENCH AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | FORMAT: DIGITAL PROJECTION | 57 MINUTES Q&A with Louis Wallecan! This engaging documentary chronicles Benjamin Millepied (choreographer of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan), the newly appointed director of the...
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