A gifted young dancer arrives in New York City and joins the downtown contemporary dance world. With talent to burn, he soon must choose between his responsibility to his broken family in the Midwest, and forging a life and career for himself.
Direction
Alan Brown lets the dancing do the talking — minimal dialogue, maximum feeling.
Acting
Ryan Steele's body speaks entire monologues without opening his mouth.
Cinematography
Rehearsal spaces shot like sacred temples. Sweat never looked so holy.
Director
Alan Brown
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ryan Steele was 28 playing fresh-faced; he'd already been in Newsies on Broadway. Those jumps? Professional grade.
Shot in actual NYC dance studios with real company members — this is practically documentary-level authentic to 2010s downtown dance scene.
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