Then Comes the Body is a short documentary about underdogs, globalism, and dance. It starts with Daniel Ajala, who discovers ballet through the American movie Save the Last Dance. Teaching himself by studying YouTube, he goes on to start the first classical ballet school in Nigeria. When a video of kids dancing in the rain goes viral, it brings global attention to an unlikely ballet school outside Lagos, Nigeria. With his top students are preparing to leave home and perform on world stage, Ajala realizes the best thing he can do is be a bridge for the next generation.

Director's Bio:

Jacob Krupnick is a filmmaker from New York who creates cinematic stories told through movement. His immersive dance films set in busy cities spark curiosity and delight on the surface, while exploring larger questions about identity and public space. His subjects — dancers, athletes, toddlers — subvert expectations about how they’re expected to behave. He often collaborates with people whose voices are not well-represented to find unconventional and dignifying ways to share narratives. He’s currently developing a followup to his debut feature, Girl Walk // All Day.