CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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Dancing Across Borders posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2010 1h 28m USA

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CURATING YOUR NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A behind the scenes into the world of dance and chronicles the intimate and triumphant story of a boy who was discovered, and who only much later discovered all that he had in himself.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Sokvannara 'Sy' Sar

Sokvannara 'Sy' Sar

Anne Bass

Anne Bass

Peter Boal

Peter Boal