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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| Release Date: | Sep 30, 2023 |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Casts: | Dimitri Chamblas, Dr. Bidhan Ro, Dimitri Gales, Kenneth Webb, Antonio Toy, Jonathan Hammond, Baleegh Brown, Terry Bell, Tyson Atlas, Albert 'AJ' Beckley, Arshawn Green |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
