Dancing in A-Yard (2023)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2023-09-30
Runtime: 72 minutes
Director: Manuela Dalle
Top Cast
- Dimitri Chamblas as Himself
- Dr. Bidhan Ro as Himself
- Dimitri Gales as Himself
- Kenneth Webb as Himself
- Antonio Toy as Himself
- Jonathan Hammond as Himself
- Baleegh Brown as Himself
- Terry Bell as Himself
- Tyson Atlas as Himself
- Albert 'AJ' Beckley as Himself
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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