Only When I Dance
Synopsis
Two teens make a journey that will make
or break their dreams
or break their dreams
Only When I Dance is a beautiful, classic narrative documentary following two young teenagers, Isabela and Irlan, as they strive to realise an extraordinary dream. One girl, one boy; both black and poor, and living in one of the most violent favelas on the outskirts of Rio. Irlan and Isabela both want to dance - to dance ballet - and their ambition is to leave Brazil to join one of the great companies in the north. For them, dance is the way out, an escape, and on stage, an ecstasy, that is rarely found in their day to day lives. The question is, can they make it?
Duration
1 x 60'
1 x 90'
Definition
SD
Genre
Factual
Subgenre
Documentary Special
Producer
TIGERLILY FILMS
Production Year
2009