Dancing in Jaffa /
After decades abroad, renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine returns to his hometown of Jaffa, Israel, nostalgic for the streets of his youth but dismayed by the strong current of racial animosity that now serves as the norm. Fueled by his belief in dancing's power to build self-esteem and soc...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Hebrew Arabic |
| Language Notes: | In English, Hebrew and Arabic; with optional subtitles in English (SDH) or Spanish. |
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[United States] :
IFC Films,
[2014], ©2013.
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| Series: | Sundance selects
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| Summary: | After decades abroad, renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine returns to his hometown of Jaffa, Israel, nostalgic for the streets of his youth but dismayed by the strong current of racial animosity that now serves as the norm. Fueled by his belief in dancing's power to build self-esteem and social awareness, Dulaine brings his popular Dancing Classrooms program to three diverse, Jaffa-based schools where he teaches ballroom basics to the ethnically mixed population of children. |
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| Item Description: | Title from sell sheet. Dates based on the package design copyright on disc surface. Originally released as a documentary in 2013. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; anamorphic widescreen; aspect ratio: 1.78:1; 5.1 Dolby Digital sound format. |
| Audience: | Rating: Not rated. |
| Awards: | DocAviv Film Festival, 2013: Best Editing (Bob Eisenhardt, Philip Shane). |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Daniel Kedem; editing, Bob Eisenhardt, Philip Shane; music, Krishna Levy, Issar Shulman. |
| ISBN: | 078861827X 9780788618277 |