Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra (2021)

February 18th, 20211h 35min

Documentary
80%

Overview

Taking us through Bangarra Dance Theatre’s spectacular growth, we follow the story of how three young Aboriginal brothers — Stephen, David and Russell Page — turned the newly born dance group into a First Nations cultural powerhouse.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Raised by Krump

Raised by Krump


Released on: 2016-10-28
Documentary

“Raised by Krump” explores the LA-born dance movement “krumping,” and how the dance has helped the l...

The Uninhabitable Ones

The Uninhabitable Ones


Released on: 2020-01-25
Documentary, Drama

A dance group rehearses for their latest performance Inabitáveis about black homosexuality. While th...

My Life As I Live It

My Life As I Live It


Released on: 1993-12-11
Documentary

In her second film, MY LIFE AS I LIVE IT (1993), Essie Coffey returns to her home in Dodge City wher...

Le Cri du Caméléon

Le Cri du Caméléon


Released on: 1997-05-07
Fantasy, Documentary

Little Ballerinas

Little Ballerinas


Released on: 2020-04-29
Documentary

Ida, Olympe, Jeanne and Marie dance to the music of pianos, symphonies, contemporary pieces… in ball...

Still We Rise

Still We Rise


Released on: 2022-12-08
Documentary, History

50 years on, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is the oldest continuing protest occupation site in the wor...

Dance for All

Dance for All


Released on: 2007-09-22
Documentary

Back To Africa

Back To Africa


Released on: 2008-04-01
Documentary

An Austrian director followed five successful African music and dance artists with his camera and fo...

Rize

Rize


Released on: 2005-01-15
Documentary

A documentary film that highlights two street derived dance styles, Clowning and Krumping, that came...

I Will Dance

I Will Dance


Released on: 2015-07-01
Drama, Documentary

Follows the young people of Selma, Alabama's RATCo (Random Acts of Theatre Company) as they journey ...

La Coronela (1940). Punto de partida

La Coronela (1940). Punto de partida


Released on: 2001-01-01
Documentary, Music

Carmencita

Carmencita


Released on: 1894-03-14
Documentary

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman t...

Divadlo československé armády

Divadlo československé armády


Released on: 1953-01-01
Documentary

Madonna: Truth or Dare

Madonna: Truth or Dare


Released on: 1991-05-10
Music, Documentary

From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday ...

Slovenské ľudové tance

Slovenské ľudové tance


Released on: 1952-01-01
Documentary

Keep Dancing

Keep Dancing


Released on: 2010-07-20
Documentary

After celebrated careers , legendary dancers Marge Champion and Donald Saddler became friends while ...

Young Mob Questioning Treaty

Young Mob Questioning Treaty


Released on: 2019-10-12
Documentary

Young Aboriginal people who are traditional custodians in Victoria explore the Treaty process with q...

Wallflower

Wallflower


Released on: 2006-01-01
Documentary

An overdressed girl tries her luck in dance events that are for Finnish tourists in a small Estonian...

The World of Vija Vētra

The World of Vija Vētra


Released on: 2008-05-01
Documentary

This documentary tells the fascinating story of Vija Vetra, a world-renowned Latvian dancer, choreog...

Polish Dance

Polish Dance


Released on: 1944-01-01
Documentary

This short documentary profiles the traditional music and pageantry of Polish-Canadians in Manitoba....