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STEP
2017〡USA〡83 MINS〡ENGLISH
SYNOPSIS
The true-life story of a girls’ high-school step team against the background of the heart of Baltimore. These young women learn to laugh, love and thrive – on and off the stage – even when the world seems to work against them. Empowered by their teachers, teammates, counselors, coaches and families, they chase their ultimate dreams: to win a step championship and to be accepted into college.
This all female school is reshaping the futures of its students’ lives by making it their goal to have every member of their senior class accepted to and graduate from college, many of whom will be the first in their family to do so. Deeply insightful and emotionally inspiring, STEP embodies the true meaning of sisterhood through a story of courageous young women worth cheering for.
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CREDITS
DIRECTOR: Amanda Lipitz
PRODUCERS: Amanda Lipitz, Steven Cantor, Shyon Keoppel, Jamie Schutz
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Paul Allen, Dan Cogan, Barbara Dobkin, Geralyn Dreyfous, Michael Flaherty, Jannat Gargi, Phillip Glasser, Valerie McGowan, Debbie McLeod, Jenny Raskin, Brenda Robinson, Ann Rubenstein Tisch, Scott Rudin, Regina K. Scully, Jay Sears, Andrew Tisch, Carole Tomko
EDITOR: Penelope Falk
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Casey Regan
MUSIC BY: Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Loucia Hamilton, Alex Huffman
STATUS
Released
PRESS
“Inspirational...STEP tells a story that highlights the intertwining values of hope and education, and never loses sight of the idea that much more lies ahead.”
– IndieWire
“Essential viewing...This ebullient chronicle of a Baltimore girls step team's senior year matches a fascinating, worthy subject with unabashedly joyful filmmaking…By offering some of society’s most marginalized members — young black women — their time in the spotlight without any inkling of condescension or exploitation, Lipitz does more than just entertain or enlighten. She’s breaking down barriers in nonfiction cinema.”
– Variety
“Joyous...Lipitz has tapped into a great story here of adversity, struggle and elevating achievement.”
– The Hollywood Reporter
SELECT FESTIVALS
Sundance Film Festival 2017〡True/False Film Fest 2017〡Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2017〡Hot Docs 2017〡Seattle International Film Festival 2017〡San Francisco Film Festival 2017〡Doc 10 Film Festival〡DOC NYC 2017〡Wisconsin Film Festival 2017〡Montclair Film Festival 2017〡Sheffield Doc Fest 2017〡Sydney Film Festival 2017〡Nantucket Film Festival 2017〡New Zealand International Film Festival 2017〡Traverse City Film Festival 2017〡Melbourne International Film Festival 2017〡Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2017〡Stockholm International Film Festival 2017〡Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2017
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