6 Indie Picks for August1 of 6
Step
If you've ever watched a step dance team perform, it's hard not to get drawn into the nature of the performance. Step dance is, at once, declarative, powerful, confident, bold, and brash. This documentary, which follows a group of seniors in a girls high-school step dance teams, explores the delicate and earnest adolescent identities that belie the self-assured performances. Against the backdrop of inner-city Baltimore, director Amanda Lipitz weaves a portrait of growing up and stepping up to life's challenges that is as much about dance as it is about perseverance, grit, and courage. It should come as no surprise that the film has been a darling on the film festival circuit, nabbing a Special Jury prize at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. — Bret
Opens Friday, Aug. 4, in select theaters
If you've ever watched a step dance team perform, it's hard not to get drawn into the nature of the performance. Step dance is, at once, declarative, powerful, confident, bold, and brash. This documentary, which follows a group of seniors in a girls high-school step dance teams, explores the delicate and earnest adolescent identities that belie the self-assured performances. Against the backdrop of inner-city Baltimore, director Amanda Lipitz weaves a portrait of growing up and stepping up to life's challenges that is as much about dance as it is about perseverance, grit, and courage. It should come as no surprise that the film has been a darling on the film festival circuit, nabbing a Special Jury prize at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. — Bret
Opens Friday, Aug. 4, in select theaters
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