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Dancing in A-Yard

Dancing in A-Yard

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Documentary

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In prisons ruled by toxic masculinity, dancing is an absolute taboo. But at Lancaster’s A-Yard, near Los Angeles, a group of young men, willing to take a chance to be mocked in the yard, start a dance class led by French choreographer Dimitri Chamblas. This class quickly becomes an intoxicating escape from their grim reality so they decide to create a dance show. In this exceptional context, the inmates engage with overwhelming sincerity, evoking their childhood, ganglife, the crimes, the prison, and their desire for transformation. Beyond damaged lives and a prison system on the edge of the abyss, DANCING IN A-YARD explores redemption and the capacity of human beings to reinvent themselves, when given a chance. And more importantly, how art and introspection can help see the light.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

30 September 2023

Country

Cast

Dimitri Chamblas

Dimitri Chamblas

Himself

Dr. Bidhan Ro

Dr. Bidhan Ro

Himself

Dimitri Gales

Dimitri Gales

Himself

Kenneth Webb

Kenneth Webb

Himself

Antonio Toy

Antonio Toy

Himself

Jonathan Hammond

Jonathan Hammond

Himself

Baleegh Brown

Baleegh Brown

Himself

Terry Bell

Terry Bell

Himself

Tyson Atlas

Tyson Atlas

Himself

Albert 'AJ' Beckley

Albert 'AJ' Beckley

Himself

Arshawn Green

Arshawn Green

Himself

Randolph Haliburton

Randolph Haliburton

Himself

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