Once Again (For the Very First Time) (2023)
Where Poetry Meets Movement
106 min
Repetition is an illusion. Everything is always new. Legendary street dancer DeRay and spoken-word poet and battle rapper Naima explore a powerful love built on recognition and trauma that contains both the potential for inspiration and destruction. Take an electrifying journey through the vibrant and impressionistic experience of their relationship to each other and through their own creative personal voyages in this hip-hop fantasia that opens a door into the choices we all make in our lives.
- Release date
- October 25, 2024
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $1,000,000
Trailer
Cast
- Jeroboam Bozeman as DeRay
- Jennifer Merin as Old Lady in the Hall
- Mecca Verdell as Naima
- Emma Faith Bullard as Little Naima
- Dupree Francois Porter as Little DeRay
- Tommy Raps as Chuck E
- Lutricia Alexander as DeRay's Mother (older)
- Iroko Anyogu as 2 Time
- Ashleigh Awusie as Naima's Mother
- Jessica Bally as Party Dancer #6
Crew
- Boaz Yakin · Director
- Boaz Yakin · Writer
- Jonathan Gray · Producer
- Nicholas Gray · Producer
- Boaz Yakin · Producer
- Marcus Norris · Composer
- Ray Huang · Cinematographer
- Jason Cacioppo · Editor
- Hilary Greer · Casting director
- Craig Lechner · Casting director
- Patricia Yeazell · Casting director
- Elizabeth Behl · Production designer