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First Position
Why this pick
Like Only When I Dance, it follows young dancers facing formidable personal and financial pressures, finding suspense and hope in the disciplined, high-stakes world behind performance.
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MOVIE2009 1h 18m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Only When I Dance
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Lift Like a Girl
Why this pick
A vibrant, intimate underdog documentary about a determined coach and young athletes whose ambitions challenge gender and class expectations, with the same affectionate attention to effort and possibility.
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A Ballerina's Tale
Why this pick
This compassionate portrait of Misty Copeland connects through ballet's barriers of race and access, focusing on the resilience required to claim a place in an exclusionary institution.
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Mad Hot Ballroom
Why this pick
Its lively, observational warmth follows New York children discovering confidence, teamwork and aspiration through dance, balancing rehearsal-room pressure with an uplifting community spirit.
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Dancing Across Borders
Why this pick
A close, patient account of a Cambodian dancer entering elite Western ballet, sharing the cultural displacement, sacrifice and quietly powerful determination of Finzi's film.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Defying the idea that ballet is an art form steeped in the history of the wealthy white elite, this documentary captures the dreams of two black children from the Favela in Brazil, who, despite constant prejudice and doubt, are both determined to beat the odds and follow their dreams to use dancing as an escape rarely found in their tough day to day lives.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Irlan Santos da Silva
Irlan Santos da Silva
Isabela Coracy Alves Nascimento Santos
Isabela Coracy Alves Nascimento Santos
Mariza Estrella
Mariza Estrella