CHASE

By Guto BARRA, Tatiana ISSA

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

LGBT - Completed 2023

The film follows Johnsey as he faces a series of challenges in his profession and questioning the gender assigned to him at birth. As awareness of gender fluidity and stories of transgender people in different professions receive media attention, the world of ballet is slower to follow.

    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • LGBT, Drama
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 81 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Guto BARRA, Tatiana ISSA
    • Writer(s)
    • Giovanna GIOVANINI
    • Synopsis
    • "CHASE” portraits the unique experience of dancer Chase Johnsey, who spent 14 years playing female roles in the all men company Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo and became the first male dancer to perform as part of the female ensemble at one of the world’s major ballet companies, the English National Ballet. By publicly trying to break gender barriers in the strict ballet world, Johnsey started a long journey to find his own place in it. Very soon he discovers that advocating for diversity in ballet is much harder than he ever imagined.