Dancing in A-Yard

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Dancing in A-Yard (2023)

Directed by Manuela Dalle

Documentary · 1h 12m

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.

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Cast

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Dimitri Chamblas Himself
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Dr. Bidhan Ro Himself
D
Dimitri Gales Himself
K
Kenneth Webb Himself
A
Antonio Toy Himself
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Jonathan Hammond Himself
B
Baleegh Brown Himself
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Terry Bell Himself
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Tyson Atlas Himself
A
Albert 'AJ' Beckley Himself
A
Arshawn Green Himself
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Randolph Haliburton Himself

Crew

Director
Manuela Dalle
Director of Photography
Vincent Venturella
Editor
Weston Cadwell
Producer
Jean Martin

Details

Release date
2023-09-30
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN