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Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.
Keywords
aids
ballet dancer
gay club
biography
choreography
dance practice
portrait of an artist
visionary art
ballet dancing
figure study
Casts
Robert Battle
Himself
Rennie Harris
Himself
Darrin Ross
Himself
Don Martin
Himself
Mary Barnett
Herself
Linda Kent
Herself
George Faison
Himself

Judith Jamison
Self
William Hammond
Himself
Sylvia Waters
Herself

Hope Clarke
Herself
Sarita Allen
Herself
Masazumi Chaya
Himself

Bill T. Jones
Self

Alvin Ailey
Self
Crews
Daniel Bernard Roumain
Original Music Composer

Naiti Gámez
Director of Photography
Saoirse Hahn
Researcher
Rebecca Kent
Archival Footage Coordinator
Darrin Ross
Additional Music
William Bentley
Post-Production Manager
Bernard Ellouk
Production Assistant
Sultana Isham
Additional Music
Minna Choi
Additional Music
Cory Smith
Assistant Editor
Ally Southwood-Smith
Additional Editing
Lillie Fleshler
Production Assistant
Amanda Lalezarian
Production Assistant

Jamila Wignot
Producer
Al Malonga
Production Design
Tony Hsieh
Executive Producer
Lauren DeFilippo
Producer

Jamila Wignot
Director
Bryn Mooser
Executive Producer
Emily Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Nancy Blachman
Co-Executive Producer
Sarah Blachman
Co-Executive Producer

Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Amanda Pollak
Executive Producer
Kathryn Everett
Executive Producer

Lauren Haber
Co-Executive Producer

Stephen Ives
Executive Producer
Matt Gottesfeld
Associate Producer
Mimi Pham
Executive Producer

Jenny Raskin
Executive Producer

Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer
Judy Kinberg
Executive Producer
Roberto Grande
Executive Producer
Patty Quillin
Co-Executive Producer
Annukka Lilja
Editor
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Michael Kantor
Executive Producer
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