A mute female dancer who wows audiences in club competitions but can't get Broadway jobs because of her handicap, develops a "voice" when a young scientist invents a device that allows her to make music via her dance movements.
Acting
Mia Frye's physical performance carries the entire film
Direction
Garson commits to the bonkers premise with zero irony
Practical Effects
Actual dancers, actual dancing—no doubles
Director
Frédéric Garson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mia Frye was primarily a choreographer (Madonna's 'Vogue' video) and this was her rare lead role—she had to learn sign language from scratch.
This film is essentially 'Save the Last Dance' meets 'Gattaca' with a shoestring budget, capturing that brief Y2K moment when indie films still got theatrical releases for weird premises.
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