FREE: The Power of Performance (2014)
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Documentary - F-R-E-E is a documentary that follows five teens through a year in a dance program in Oakland, California. Jamany barely escapes juvenile hall. Tilly has little outlet for the pain of a broken relationship and resorts to cutting. Nee Nee's mother has breast cancer and can't afford to pay the water bill. Alaysia is trying to cope with a childhood rape. Omar's health causes him to redefine family. But when they have a chance to move their bodies and share their stories, things change for them.Their journey in the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company reveals how collaborative art can be a foundation for personal discovery. -
- Release date
- January 1, 2014
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
- Music
- Todd Boekelheide
Cast
- Alaysia Brooks as Self
- Alaysia Brooks as Youth Performer
- Sarah Crowell as Self
- Sarah Crowell as Artist Director
- Omar Evans as Self
- Omar Evans as Youth Performer
- Renysha 'Nee Nee' Franklin as Self
- Renysha 'Nee Nee' Franklin as Youth Performer
- Jalena Keane-Lee as Self
- Rashidi Omari as Self
- Rashidi Omari as Choreographer
- Natalie 'Tilly' Reclosado as Self
- Natalie 'Tilly' Reclosado as Youth Performer
- Jamany Sneed as Self
- Jamany Sneed as Youth Performer
Crew
- David Collier · Director
- Suzanne LaFetra · Director
- David Collier · Producer
- Suzanne LaFetra · Producer
- Todd Boekelheide · Composer
- David Collier · Cinematographer
- Jennifer Chinlund · Editor