A celebration of the best in recent cinematic triumphs that focus on the art of dance. 

Time: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Pina 

Germany, 2011, 1 hour 43 minutes 

Directed by Wim Wenders 

A tribute to the late German choreographer, Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.

First Position 

USA, 2011, 1 hour 35 minutes 

Directed by Bess Kargman 

A documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.

STEP 

USA, 2011, 1 hour 23 minutes 

Directed by Amanda Lipitz 

STEP documents the senior year of a girls’ high-school step dance team against the background of inner-city Baltimore.

Dancing Across Borders 

USA, 2010, 1 hour 28 minutes 

Directed by Anne Bass 

On a trip to Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia in January 2000, filmmaker Anne Bass came across a 16 year old boy who moved her immensely with his amazing and seemingly natural charms and grace as a dancer. Having been a longtime devotee to the world of dance herself back in the United States, Anne felt compelled to give this young boy the opportunity to leave his home and follow a dream that she felt he hadn’t even yet seen for himself. From the serene countryside of Southeast Asia to the halls of the New York’s School of American Ballet to the stage of the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, DANCING ACROSS BORDERS peeks behind the scenes into the world of dance and chronicles the intimate and triumphant story of a boy who was discovered, and who only much later discovered all that he had in himself.

 Dancing in Jaffa 

Israel, 2013, 1 hour 30 minutes 

Directed by Hilla Medalia 

Renowned ball-room dancer Pierre Dulaine takes his program, Dancing Classrooms, back to his city of birth, Jaffa, to teach Jewish and Palestinian Israelis to dance and compete together.