Black Ballerina
Black Ballerina

Black Ballerina

September 04, 2016 | 54 min

BLACK BALLERINA tells the story of several black women from different generations who fell in love with ballet. Six decades ago, while pursuing their dreams, Joan Myers Brown, Delores Browne and Raven Wilkinson confronted racism, exclusion and unequal opportunity. Today, young dancers of color continue to face formidable challenges breaking into the overwhelmingly white world of ballet. Moving back and forth in time, this lyrical, character driven film shows how far we still have to go and stimulates a fresh discussion about race, inclusion and opportunity across all sectors of American society.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Raven Wilkinson

Share on social media

More Like This

She's Beautiful When She's Angry
Wintopia
A Body Like Mine
Mother of Many Children
Dominguinhos
Plains: Testimony of an Ethnocide
The Domino Effect
Keepers of the Fire
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Singapore GaGa
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Mankiller
On Native Soil
Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness
Thank You for Coming
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Come and Work
Daddy I Do
Mountain