First Position (2013)

April 11, 2013August 18, 2013 Dave Adam Skulte, Aleandra Bell, Alejandro Prierto, Alys Shee, Anastasia Torba, Anne-Maria Holmes, Aran Bell, Arate Miyagawa, Ashley Baszto, Beckanne Sisk, Bess Kargman, Bo Spassoff, Brian Dunn, Brooks Miller, Charles DePrince, Chiu Shee, Claudia Dean, Claudio Hurtado, Danielle Dunn, David Houseknecht, Deborah Hess, Denys Ganio, Derek Dunn, Dmitri Kulev, Edo Wijen, Elaine DePrince, Elisabeth Platel, Emily Entingh, Esteban Hernandez, Evelyn Hart, First Position, First Position Review, Flavio Salazar, Franco de Vita, Gabe Shayer, Gailene Stock, Gaya Bommer Yemeini, Guido Arturo, Hannah O'Neil, Jacqueline Callahan, Jeanetts Kakareka, Jenna Graves, Joan Sebastian, Joan Sebastian Zamora, John Robert Gosnell, John Viren, Jonathan Mendez, Juan Miguel Fernandez Vera, Jules Jarvis Fogarty, Juliet Doherty, Ka'imi Cambern, Kazuko Sugihara, Kee-Juan Han, Larissa Saveliev, Luca Masala, Maddalena Di Giacomo, Marialena Ruiz, Mat Fogarty, Melanie Shee, Mia DePirnce, Michelle Bell, Michelle Lees, Mikhail Tchouparkov, Miki Akuta, Miki Fogarty, Nadal Safi, Nadine Bommer, Nathaniel King, Olga Kresin, Raymond Lukens, Rebecca Houseknecht, Ron Nilson, Rosaline Kassel, Ryan Bell, Sam Zalvidar, Satoko Fogarty, Sergey Gordeev, Sheeley Kelly, Shelly Power, Stephanie Spassoff, Susan Jaffe, Svetlana Dvorkin, Tadeusz Matacz, Travis Halsey, Vicki Dunn, Victoria-Rose Viren, Viktor Kabaniaev, Wendy Houseknecht, Zhao Wan Ting, Ziv Yemini

Summary: First Position is a documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world. With unprecedented (and exclusive) access to the Youth America Grand Prix, the largest competition that awards full scholarships to top ballet schools, First Position takes audiences on a yearlong journey around the world and reveals the struggles and success, the pain and extraordinary beauty of an art form so many children across the globe are determined to dedicate their lives to…despite the odds against them.

Year: 2013

Australian Cinema Release Date: 11th April, 2013

Australian DVD Release Date: TBA

Country: USA

Director: Bess Kargman

Screenwriter: Aran Bell, Rebecca Houseknecht, Joan Sebastian

Cast: Miki Akuta (herself), Ashley Baszto (herself), Aleandra Bell (herself), Aran Bell (himself), Michelle Bell (herself), Ryan Bell (himself), Nadine Bommer (herself), Jacqueline Callahan (herself), Ka’imi Cambern (herself), Franco de Vita (himself), Claudia Dean (herself), Charles DePrince (himself), Elaine DePrince (herself), Mia DePrince (herself), Michaela DePrince (herself), Maddalena Di Giacomo (herself), Juliet Doherty (herself), Brian Dunn (himself), Danielle Dunn (herself), Derek Dunn (himself), Vicki Dunn (herself), Svetlana Dvorkin (herself), Emily Entingh (herself), Jules Jarvis Fogarty (himself), Mat Fogarty (himself), Miko Fogarty (herself), Satoko Fogarty (herself), Denys Ganio (himself), Sergey Gordeev (himself), John Robert Gosnell (himself), Jenna Graves (herself), Travis Halsey (himself), Kee-Juan Han (himself), Evelyn Hart (herself), Esteban Hernandez (himself), Deborah Hess (herself), Anne-Maria Holmes (herself), David Houseknecht (himself), Rebecca Houseknecht (herself), Wendy Houseknecht (herself), Claudio Hurtado (herself), Susan Jaffe (herself), Viktor Kabaniaev (himself), Jeanetts Kakareka (herself), Rosaline Kassel (herself), Shelley Kelly (herself), Nathaniel King (himself), Olga Kresin (herself), Dmitri Kulev (himself), Michelle Lees (herself), Raymond Lukens (himself), Luca Masala (himself), Tadeusz Matacz (himself), Jonathan Mendez (himself), Brooks Miller (herself), Arata Miyagawa (himself), Ron Nilson (himself), Hannah O’Neil (herself), Elisabeth Platel (herself), Shelly Power (herself), Alejandro Prierto (himself), Guido Arturo Prierto (himself), Mariaelena Ruiz (herself), Nadal Safi (himself), Flavio Salazar (himself), Larissa Saveliev (herself), Gabe Shayer (himself), Alys Shee (herself), Chiu Shee (himself), Melanie Shee (herself), Beckanne Sisk (herself), Adam Skulte (himself), Bo Spassoff (himself), Stephanie Spassoff (herself), Gailene Stock (herself), Kazuko Sugihara (herself), Mikhail Tchouparkov (himself), Zhao Wan Ting (himself), Anastasia Torba (herself), Juan Miguel Fernandez Vera (himself), John Viren (himself), Victoria-Rose Viren (herself), Edo Wijen (himself), Gaya Bommer Yemini (herself), Ziv Yemini (himself), Sam Zalvidar (himself), Joan Sebastian Zamora (himself)

Runtime: 90 mins

Classification:G

Dave Griffiths’s ‘First Position’ Review: Please check episode #027 of our The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Podcast to hear our review of ‘First Position’.

Other Subculture Media Reviews of ‘First Position′: Nil.

Rating: TBA

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