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Dance Film Festival · 2009

Dance Film Festival 2009

Documentaries

Factual films with a dance theme.

Programme

6 films · 3 reviews

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Cafe De Los Maestros

Review preview for Cafe De Los Maestros

Never quite hits the mark.

Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
A celebratory film about the maestros of tango.

(Country: USA; Year: 2008; Director: Miguel Kohan; Writer: Miguel Kohan, Gustavo Santaolalla)

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Inside the Circle

Two young hip hop dancers in Texas struggle to stay friends after joining rival crews.

(Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Marcy Garriott; Stars: Romeo Navarro, Omar Davila, Joshua Lee Ayers, Marlon Perla, Rayneris Robles)

Invitation to Dance: Body and Taboo

A German choreographer takes on an ambitious dance project with both disabled and non-disabled dancers in Nairobi.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2006; Director: Gerhard Schick)

In Cuba They're Still Dancing

Review preview for In Cuba They're Still Dancing

The film elicits a visceral sense of the roots of rumba.

Chris · 3.5 out of 5
A Glaswegian woman visits Havana and discovers shared creative and political passions.

(Country: UK; Year: 1993; Director: Richard Downes; Writer: Barbara Orton; Stars: Agnes McLean)

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The Rock: Super Dynamite Soul

The story of the VII Gems Rock Dance Division and their unique New York City dance movements.

(Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Ken Swift, Mike Toth)

Routes

Review preview for Routes

Editing and cinematography are excellent, occasionally innovative.

Chris · 3.5 out of 5
An exploration of the folk music of the American Deep South.

(Country: UK; Year: 2007; Director: Alex Reuben)

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