Dancing in A-Yard

Production Country: USA, France
Running Time: 72mins
Year: 2023

A documentary that follows a modern dance choreographer detailing the journey of several inmates incarcerated in a US prison, as they create and prepare for their own performance. Hearing their stories we understand the need for focus and creativity in a hostile arena.

FILM CREW:
Director: Manuela Dalle
Producer: Jean Martin
Exec Producer: Carine Magescas
DOP: Vincent Venturella
Editor: Weston Cadwell
Sound Design: Tabbasko
Composer: Pierre Avia

Cast: Dimitri Chamblas, Dr. Bidhan Roy, Dimitri Gales, Albert Beckley, Tyson Atlas, Antonio Toy, Kenneth Webb, Terry Bell, Jonathan Hammon, Arshawn Green, Randolph Haliburton, Baleegh Brown


FESTIVALS:
Calgary Black Film Festival May 2024
Toronto Black Film Festival February 2024
Vancouver International Black Film Festival December 2023
Coronado Island Film Festival November 2023
North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival November 2023
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival October 2023
San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) October 2023
Montreal International Black Film Festival September 2023
mk2 Dumbéa August 2023
43rd Festival Montpellier Danse June 2023