How She Move (2007)

Director:

Ian Iqbal Rashid

Writer:

Annmarie Morais (written by)

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Set your dreams in motion.

Plot:

Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing. |

Plot Keywords:

Step Dancing | Loss Of Sister | Teen | Stepping | African American

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tre Armstrong	...	Michelle
Boyd Banks	...	Mike Evans
Clé Bennett	...	Garvey
Ardon Bess	...	Uncle Cecil
Conrad Coates	...	David Green
Keyshia Cole	...	Herself
Eve Crawford	...	Seaton Teacher
DeRay Davis	...	Himself
Shawn Fernandez	...	Trey (as Shawn Desman)
Nina Dobrev	...	Tall Girl in Bathroom
Kevin Duhaney	...	E.C.
Brennan Gademans	...	Quake
Ingrid Gaynor	...	Pam Green
Balford Gordon	...	Neighbourhood Guy
Patrick Hayes	...	Customer

Also Known As:

Step (Canada: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some drug content, suggestive material and language.

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:PG | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Celluloid Dreams

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final dance scene, the windows in the car disappear and reappear during shots.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ellen Page/Wilco (#33.6)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Out Here

Celebrates the irrepressible spirit of youth, hip hop and Jane Finch

Saw this movie twice at community screenings and really loved it. I work in the Jane Finch community and feel the film really captured some of the essence and flavour of the community - grit, determination, exuberance, creativity, in your faceness with a dose of desperation. The writing, dialogue and acting is solid and I really found myself drawn into the story of the young woman Raya as she struggles to pursue her goals and not lose herself in the process. Great dance sequences and it is not only the bodies that move smoothly and with electricity but the camera moves with great fluidity and intelligence as well. All the characters are multi dimensional - none wholly good or bad and the women characters are admirably strong. This is a film that has a strong beating heart and celebrates the irrepressible spirit of youth, hip hop and communities like Jane Finch.