A Ballerina's Tale

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A Ballerina's Tale

2015,

1h 28m,

Documentary

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Misty Copeland becomes the first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 18, 2016

3/4

George's ace in the hole is his subject herself. Copeland is captivating, oozing talent and charisma in equal parts.

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Mary McNamara

Los Angeles Times

Feb 8, 2016

A Ballerina's Tale is far from an exhaustive or even complete documentary, but George... captures the behind-the-scenes grit required of any great artist while also making it clear why this artist is more important than most.

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Martha Schabas

Globe and Mail

Jan 15, 2016

2/4

As an examination of how idealized conceptions of the ballerina have fed racial homogeneity in the industry, A Ballerina's Tale sticks with stuff we already know.

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Ren Jender

Bitch Flicks

Mar 8, 2019

This documentary shows what many of us know from real life, that artists need support systems in place-and women and people of color often have to build their own.

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Sarah Boslaugh

Playback:stl

Feb 26, 2016

6/10

...sometimes this film feels like the work of a publicist rather than a documentarian, but it's still worth seeing, particularly if you are interested in ballet.

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

Jan 14, 2016

4/5

George approaches his subject with a great deal of respect, which sometimes makes the film seem a little cautious. But the more time he spends with Copeland, the more I could appreciate the choice.

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Finn S

Nov 10, 2018

I have only seen Misty as a guest judge on "So you think you can dance" and "World of dance". To be honest, didn't know much about her before this documentary. and I am happy to have watched it and glad she is successful. :)

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Finn S

Feb 15, 2017

I am doing a paper on Misty Copeland for my Diversity of Film class at SCC and it will go in our Library Archives for people to look up. I feel great about this. We need more Diversity in this World. and she is all about that. thank you. Elizabeth

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Nelson George

Director

Misty Copeland

Actor

Leslie Norville

Producer

Nelson George

Producer

Dorria L. Ball

Executive Producer

Misty Copeland

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

Misty Copeland becomes the first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre.

Director: Nelson George
Producer: Leslie Norville, Nelson George
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Urban Romances, Rumble Audio, Nice Dissolve
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $93.9K
Runtime: 1h 28m

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