2025
Feature Documentary(Philadelphia Premiere)

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

OC
Open captions in-person

Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.

Thank you to our screening partners: Ladies of Hip-Hop, Eavesdrop Radio, Black Documentary Collective

Directors Spotlight

Elegance Bratton

Director

Elegance Bratton is an award-winning director whose bold, human-centered films—born from his own journey—have earned acclaim at TIFF, NYFF, Sundance, and made him a Director to Watch.

Year
2025
Runtime
88 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Director
Elegance Bratton
Producer
Chester Algernal Gordon, Elegance Bratton
Executive Producer
Adam Lewis, Andrew Blau, Bill Harnisch, Brenda Robinson, Chelsea Clinton, David Fialkow, David Magdael, Geoff Martz, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Soros, Johnny Webb, Kanani Datan, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Kelsey Koenig, Lauren Haber, Lauren & John Driscoll, Lena Waithe, Luke Rodgers, Melony Lewis, Meadow Fund, Nancy Stephens, Nina Fialkow, Okey Onyiuke, Phil Van Der Krogt, Regina K. Scully, Rick Rosenthal, Roger Ross Williams, Ruth Ann Harnisch, Sam Branson, Siobhan Sinnerton, Unseen Hand LLC, Vince Lawrence
Co Producer
Mimi Tseng, Morgan Earnest, Drake Burnette, Claire Shanley
Cinematographer
Lisa Riznler
Editor
Kristan Sprague, Jeremy Stulberg, A.C.E.
Animator
Daniel Rutledge
Production Design
Tommy Love
Composer
James Newberry
Music
James Newberry
Premiere
Philadelphia

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