Director: Jamila Wignot
Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvationthrough dance. AILEY traces the full contoursof this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search forthe truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experiencewith grace, strength, and unparalleledbeauty. Told through Ailey’s own words and featuringevocative archival footage and interviews withthose who intimately knew him, director Jamila Wignotweaves together a resonant biography of an elusive visionary.
1hr 22 mins / NR
"Perhaps the greatest gift of this tightly conceived and beautiful doc lies in its appreciation of the divinity of dance. " - The Hollywood Reporter