AILEY

By Jamila WIGNOT

DOGWOOF - as SALES All rights, World / DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, World

Documentary - Completed 2021

An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life.

Festivals
& Awards

Sundance 2021
US Documentary Award
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 89 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jamila WIGNOT
    • Synopsis
    • Ailey is a sensorial, archival-rich story that traces the full contours of this extraordinary artist’s biography and connects his past to our present with an intimate glimpse into the Ailey studios today, where we follow innovative hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris as he conceives a new dance inspired by Ailey’s life.

      Using never-before-heard audio interviews recorded in the last year of his life, we experience Ailey’s astonishing journey in his words.