Cuban Dancer (2020)
• December 3rd, 2020 • 1h 38min
Documentary
Overview
Alexis, a talented and proud student of the National Ballet School of Cuba, spends his life practicing chassé and entrechats with his girlfriend and dance partner Yelenia. However, when his family moves to Florida to be reunited with his sister, he must adjust his expectations and dreams to a radically new environment. Alexis, facing rejection and homesick for his native Cuba, feels lost and alone. He must find his way in the world of American ballet while remaining faithful to his roots.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Island
Released on: 2017-11-15
Documentary
Dos Islas is a poetic story about old age, family and the bond between a granddaughter and a grandmo...
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 ...
Rhythm is it!
Released on: 2004-06-12
Documentary
RHYTHM IS IT! records the first big educational project of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under S...
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...
Sicko
Released on: 2007-05-18
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make p...
Ballet Boys
Released on: 2014-06-27
Documentary
Ballet Boys takes you through disappointments, victories, forging of friendship, first loves, doubt,...
Rize
Released on: 2005-01-15
Documentary
A documentary film that highlights two street derived dance styles, Clowning and Krumping, that came...
Gift of the Game
Released on: 2002-08-01
Documentary
Acclaimed Florida novelist Randy Wayne White travels to Cuba with former pitchers Bill "Spaceman" Le...
Fredens port
Released on: 1996-12-01
Documentary
In a culture where cremation is unusual, cemeteries fill up rapidly. In Latin America and in some ot...
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
Released on: 1994-05-13
Documentary, TV Movie
Released on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection's "Martha Graham: Dance on Film" collection.
Electronic Awakening
Released on: 2011-01-01
Music, Documentary
A documentary following the conscious evolution of electronic music culture and the spiritual moveme...
Historia de un ballet
Released on: 1964-08-25
Documentary
This short documentary describes the process and inspiration behind the creation and performance of ...
The Red Shoes: 75th Anniversary
Released on: 2023-10-06
Documentary, Music
Shannon Davidson and Ashley Shaw at the iconic Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, delving into thei...
Seguridad
Released on: 2024-04-05
Documentary
In her feature documentary Seguridad, Newfoundland-based filmmaker Tamara Segura—once named “Cuba’s ...
Cuba and the Cameraman
Released on: 2017-09-08
Documentary
This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected ...
Cerro Pelado
Released on: 1966-01-01
Documentary
A ship of athletes training on the rough seas becomes a symbol of Castro’s Cuba, the games projected...
House of Trés
Released on: 1989-01-01
Documentary, Music
A quickfire portrait of the New York City ballroom scene in the ‘80s.
The Uninhabitable Ones
Released on: 2020-01-25
Documentary, Drama
A dance group rehearses for their latest performance Inabitáveis about black homosexuality. While th...