CIFF 2022

SHORTS: I'M A WITNESS

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7 films in package
MINK!
The story of Patsy Mink, the first woman of colour elected to the U.S. Congress.
KYLIE
A ballerina from Los Angeles speaks her truth about passion and pain in the dance industry.
TROLEIBUSAS
An unconventional marriage of dance and public transportation in Lithuania.
NICHOLAS BROTHERS: STORMY WEATHER
Contemporary hip hop dancers, Les Twins, pay homage to the famed Nicholas Brothers.
FREEDOM SWIMMER
The story of a grandfather’s perilous swim from China to Hong Kong.
MORE THAN I REMEMBER
14-year-old Congolese refugee Mugeni sets out on a solo journey across the globe to reunite with lost loved ones.
THE SENTENCE OF MICHAEL THOMPSON
Michael Thompson, the longest-serving non-violent offender in the history of Michigan, is finally up for clemency.
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From long-term prison sentences to crafting government bills that change the world, this package is full of stories that are sure to inspire.

In the 1940s, virtuoso tap dancing duo the Nicholas Brothers performed a dance routine so

beautiful, athletic and seminal that it prefigured hip hop dance by three decades. Inspired by their story, contemporary dancers Les Twins bring this iconic routine out of the shadows, creating a modern incarnation of the groundbreaking original.

Award-winning jazz drummer Moses Boyd functions as the Cab Calloway of the piece, playing and performing an evocative, original composition. Tap phenom Savion Glover breaks down the routine against the social context of the time and defines its influence in modern-day hip hop. Using archival footage, dramatizations and live performances, NICHOLAS BROTHERS: STORMY WEATHER pays homage to what came before.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    19 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Michael Shevloff, Paul Crowder
  • Screenwriter
    Heather Ross
  • Producer
    Alison Taupier, Michael Shevloff
  • Cast
    Harold Nicholas, Fayard Nicholas, Laurent Bourgeois, Larry Bourgeois, Savion Glover
  • Cinematographer
    Barry Ackroyd, Nausheen Dadabhoy
  • Editor
    Paul Crowder
  • Music
    Moses Boyd
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