This documentary will explore the Afro-Caribbean dance, ‘whining’ alongside the practice of twerking to analyze respectability politics, pressures to accommodate whiteness, and gendered criticism of sexual expression within the Black diaspora. Using archival footage of West African dance, expert opinion from dancing and gender studies professors, and the active participation of partygoers in a dance experiment, Watkins will paint the picture of the defiance, autonomy, and ancestral veneration intrinsic to these traditional movement styles.
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Kayla Naomi Watkins Director · Simone Holland Cinematographer Aidan M. Un Editor
United States release August 22, 2025
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English
Release dates
United States · August 22, 2025
Limited theatrical · Scribe Video Center