Ailey
6.8
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.
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Cast
15 people
Robert Battle
Himself
Rennie Harris
Himself
Darrin Ross
Himself
Don Martin
Himself
Mary Barnett
Herself
Linda Kent
Herself
George Faison
Himself
Also in
The Josephine Baker Story
Judith Jamison
Self
Also in
The Cosby Show
Richard Strauss - Josephs Legende
William Hammond
Himself
Sylvia Waters
Herself
Hope Clarke
Herself
Known for
Beat Street
Sarita Allen
Herself
Also in
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
American Playhouse
Jamila Wignot Director · Daniel Bernard Roumain Composer Naiti Gámez Cinematographer
United States release July 23, 2021 · Produced in United States · Production American Masters Pictures, Impact Partners
Production
Insignia Films
Production
American Masters Pictures
Production
Impact Partners
Production
XTR
Production
Black Public Media
Production
ITVS
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 30, 2021
Digital · Sundance Film Festival, Virtual
United States · July 23, 2021
Limited theatrical · New York
United States
February 1, 2021 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival, Satellite Screenings
June 17, 2021 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
June 18, 2021 · Digital · Tribeca Film Festival (Tribeca at Home)
August 6, 2021 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 7, 2022 · Digital
United Kingdom
January 7, 2022 · Limited theatrical
January 7, 2022 · Digital
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