Dance Movies

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United...

On a trip to Paris Sally meets Pablo, a tango dancer. He starts teaching her to dance then she returns to London to work on some "projects". She...

A hybrid short film that merges American Sign Language, contemporary dance, and poetry to tell a deeply personal story about expression, resilience,...

Dancer maestro Mangal Maharaj wants his son, Girdhar, who is a dancer par excellence, to enter the once-in-ten-years Nateshwar Utsav dance...

In the heart of a declining 1990s rave culture, three boys embark on a tumultuous journey through the pulsating lights and rhythmic beats of a fading...

By confronting the devastating truth of fatal violence against women, this experimental dance short shifts focus from passive victimhood to the...

Jubeez is an 11-year old "Kid Boss" who devises a grand scheme: a family motorcycle expedition to Grandma's cabin in the forest, to save his candy...

OUR STEPS CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THOSE BEFORE US In a British-Ghanaian household bound by tradition and religion, a young girl lives under the...

In the summer of 1985, an American movie also ignites young people in the GDR: "Beatstreet" ensures full cinemas and subsequently a new phenomenon in...

Clara van Gool's graduation film. Still acrobatic movements of two men are watched by a girl, who herself occasionally makes some careful dance...

A CBS television special built around the world premiere of Michael Jackson’s short film for Bad.

Jonathan Pride is a mild-mannered dance instructor in 1820 Boston. En route to visit relatives, Jonathan is shanghaied by a band of zany pirates and...

The government has set up a special agency to stamp out what it considers the number one public menace: the jitterbug. They aren't after the many...

An experimental dance film exploring subterranean worlds through the materiality of tarp. Bodies and fabric intertwine in a choreographic dialogue,...

Mothertongue is a dance film that sheds light on the shared and personal experiences of parenthood. It speaks truthfully to the often dark and...

Alice returns to her estranged aunt's home to collect family photographs after her death. This simple errand unearths a buried family secret, pieced...

A glimpse into the world and methodology of dancer Martha Graham.

Documentary in which Darcey Bussell profiles Hollywood dancer Fred Astaire, marking 30 years since his death.

Filmmaker Maia Wechsler follows choreographer Stephen Petronio as he prepares dancers to restage the 1968 production of "RainForest."

Eight Early Era dancers inspect the systems by which we abide, and the sameness required of average people to operate within those systems. To the...