A bored ballerina meets a plumber who dances like nobody's watching. Sparks fly.
Sara, a young ballet dancer, drifts through boredom as a constrained classical dancer until she meets Jean, a West African plumber from the opposite side of town with natural simplicity and freedom in his dance movements. Curiosity leads towards an explosion of awakening in both her dance and personal worlds.
Acting
Paz de la Huerta's physicality speaks volumes before she utters a word.
Direction
Green lets scenes breathe—awkward silences become the whole point.
Cinematography
Handheld intimacy that makes you feel like you're eavesdropping.
Director
Kevin Asher Green
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Isaach de Bankolé improvised most of his movement scenes; Green kept the camera rolling for hours.
Shot on mini-DV for $15,000, this premiered at Sundance the same year as Napoleon Dynamite—a very different coming-of-age.
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