In “Strip Down, Rise Up,” an attendee of S Factor’s beginning pole dance course admits to her fellow students that the class is nothing like what she thought it would be. “When I showed up, I wasn’t scared,” the woman tells those gathered in a circle. “Now I’m a little scared.” In her welcoming remarks, S Factor founder Sheila Kelley promised that might happen. Whether Amber, the pert, fit newbie, will stick with the L.A. studio’s six-month course remains to be seen.
She’s right, though. The class at the heart of “Strip Down, Rise Up,” upends expectations. So does director-producer Michèle Ohayon’s cinema verité movie. Debuting on Netflix, the doc is poignant, surprising and deftly reawakens questions about “patriarchy” — not by being a pole-dancing polemic but by foregrounding its characters’ experiences.
The strip club and its pole have become a de rigueur gesture in U.
She’s right, though. The class at the heart of “Strip Down, Rise Up,” upends expectations. So does director-producer Michèle Ohayon’s cinema verité movie. Debuting on Netflix, the doc is poignant, surprising and deftly reawakens questions about “patriarchy” — not by being a pole-dancing polemic but by foregrounding its characters’ experiences.
The strip club and its pole have become a de rigueur gesture in U.
- 2/4/2021
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
The new original documentary feature "Strip Down, Rise Up", directed by Michèle Ohayon, features Sheila Kelley, Amy Bond, Jenyne Butterfly, Patricia Buck and Evelyn Oshita as "...women who come together to heal through sensual movement, specifically pole dance", with music from Coldplay, streaming February 5, 2021 on Netflix:
"...the vérité-style film follows a diverse group of women of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and body types, who reclaim themselves through pole dance either as a sport, an art, or as a way of unlocking their body in order to heal from trauma, release shame and restore self acceptance.
"Shot by an all-female crew with rare access, 'Strip Down Rise Up", offers an emotionally gratifying, visually astounding and unexpected look at the fascinating behind-the-scenes world of pole artistry and expression..."
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"...the vérité-style film follows a diverse group of women of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and body types, who reclaim themselves through pole dance either as a sport, an art, or as a way of unlocking their body in order to heal from trauma, release shame and restore self acceptance.
"Shot by an all-female crew with rare access, 'Strip Down Rise Up", offers an emotionally gratifying, visually astounding and unexpected look at the fascinating behind-the-scenes world of pole artistry and expression..."
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- 1/19/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The Good Doctor‘s Sheila Kelley dabbles in a very different kind of healing as one of the central figures in Strip Down, Rise Up, Netflix’s upcoming documentary about the restorative power of pole dance.
Premiering Friday, Feb. 5, and directed by Academy Award–nominated director/producer Michèle Ohayon, the vérité-style film follows a diverse group of women of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and body types, who reclaim themselves through pole dance either as a sport, an art, or as a way of unlocking their body — in order to heal from trauma, release shame and restore self acceptance.
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Premiering Friday, Feb. 5, and directed by Academy Award–nominated director/producer Michèle Ohayon, the vérité-style film follows a diverse group of women of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and body types, who reclaim themselves through pole dance either as a sport, an art, or as a way of unlocking their body — in order to heal from trauma, release shame and restore self acceptance.
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- 1/15/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Making documentaries is nothing new to Michele Ohayon. She was nominated in 1997 for Colors Straight Up in the Best Documentary Feature category. She worked on the 2013 tribute to Angelina Jolie...
- 9/21/2016
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
Tickets to the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival are on sale now, but if we have things for the frugal New Yorker as well! Check out the many Free events at Tribeca, all browse-able by date with this link in our new Events Guide. We've outlined many things for you below. Screenings ♦ Tribeca Drive-In April 19, 20, 21 8:15 pm (doors open at 6 pm) World Financial Center Plaza Held in the World Financial Center Plaza, this series has something for everyone and is completely free! This year's movies include Jaws, The Goonies, and the world premiere of Knuckleball! ♦ Focus Forward: Short Films/Big Ideas Wednesday, April 25 3:00 pm Tribeca Cinemas Nine three-minute films from directors Jessica Yu, Nelson George, Michèle Ohayon, and more tell the amazing stories of innovators making our world a better place. Join us for this unique program of short films, including ...
- 4/18/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
On Monday, August 15, 2011, Wif and Ida joined forces at The Cinefamily to produce a panel of esteemed women documentary filmmakers called Doc U: Women Behind the Camera. Moderated by producer Lucy Webb, the panel featured the insight of Lauren Greenfield (Thin), Jennifer Arnold (A Small Act), and veteran filmmaker Michele Ohayon (S.O.S/State of Security, Colors Straight Up). The three panelists each took their turns answering questions from Ms. Webb and the audience. Here's some of the educational and inspiring things they had to say.Jennifer Arnold on choosing a ...
- 9/7/2011
- by IDA Editorial Staff
- International Documentary Association
Jennifer Arnold (A Small Act) has officially signed on to join Michele Ohayon (S.O.S/State of Security, Colors Straight Up) and Lauren Greenfield (Thin) on the Women Behind the Camera panel as a part of Doc U on Monday, August 15 at 7pm. Moderated by producer Lucy Webb, these accomplished women filmmakers will discuss the rewards, challenges and opportunities women face in producing and directing documentary films. This special engagement is one night only. The night's conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A and a reception on the Cinefamily's backyard Spanish patio.
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- 8/13/2011
- by IDA Editorial Staff
- International Documentary Association
It's a wrap! The Martin Gropius Bau is empty and the final pickups follow. This is a work in progress and readers are invited and welcome to contribute. Presales have returned in reaction to the reduced number of finished films on offer over the past two markets. Presales applies across the board from Us to French and even Italian films. English language films are increasingly coming out of the major non English language territories but local product is impacting sales on Us films internationally. Business was quickly wrapped up but it was done with a healthy number of buys reported. Lower prices have become accepted but the market must have product as this event proved.
Adriana Chiesa has licensed Federico Moccia’s teen trilogy to Savor to Spain. The first title, Sorry If I Love You (Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore) grossed $27m when released by Medusa on 600 prints in Italy.
Adriana Chiesa has licensed Federico Moccia’s teen trilogy to Savor to Spain. The first title, Sorry If I Love You (Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore) grossed $27m when released by Medusa on 600 prints in Italy.
- 3/9/2010
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
MGM, the studio known for such classic musicals as Singin' in the Rain and An American in Paris, is mounting a contemporary hip-hop-themed musical titled Colors Straight Up, based on the Oscar-nominated documentary by Michele Ohayon. Morgan Freeman's Paramount Pictures-based Revelations Entertainment is producing, with Freeman expected to take one of the strong supporting roles in the film. Colors, penned by Bob Doleman, is near a green light at MGM with a tentative start date of June 23. The project tells the story of two male teachers -- one white and one black -- who overcome their personal differences to teach kids from Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood to come together using music and drama at a performing arts center for inner-city youth.
- 3/20/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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