CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 1h 12m · NR

Dancing in A-Yard

80%(1)IMDbDocumentary

In prisons ruled by toxic masculinity, dancing is an absolute taboo. But at Lancaster’s A-Yard, near Los Angeles, a group of young men, willing to take a chance to be mocked in the yard, start a dance class led by French choreographer Dimitri Chamblas. This class quickly becomes an intoxicating escape from their grim reality so they decide to create a dance show. In this exceptional context, the inmates engage with overwhelming sincerity, evoking their childhood, ganglife, the crimes, the prison, and their desire for transformation. Beyond damaged lives and a prison system on the edge of the abyss, DANCING IN A-YARD explores redemption and the capacity of human beings to reinvent themselves, when given a chance. And more importantly, how art and introspection can help see the light.

Directed byManuela Dalle

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Language
EN
Released
September 30, 2023

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10 credited
Starring

Dimitri Chamblas

Himself

Dr. Bidhan Ro

Himself

Dimitri Gales

Himself

Kenneth Webb

Himself

Antonio Toy

Himself

Jonathan Hammond

Himself

Baleegh Brown

Himself

Terry Bell

Himself

Tyson Atlas

Himself

Albert 'AJ' Beckley

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Manuela Dalle
Produced by
Jean Martin

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