{"id":79187,"date":"2017-04-13T10:39:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T10:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2017\/04\/13\/trailer-sundance-hit-step-select-theaters-august-4\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:30:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:30:26","slug":"trailer-sundance-hit-step-select-theaters-august-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/trailer-sundance-hit-step-select-theaters-august-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer for Sundance Hit “STEP” – In Select Theaters August 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trailer for Sundance Hit “STEP” – In Select Theaters August 4<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

April 13, 2017<\/p>\n

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Fox Searchlight Pictures has released the trailer to director and producer Amanda Lipitz\u2019s<\/strong> inspiring documentary STEP<\/strong>, featuring Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, Tayla Solomon, Gari McIntyre<\/strong> and Paula Dofat. The film will hit theaters on July 7th.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

STEP documents the senior year of a girls\u2019 high-school step dance team against the background of inner-city Baltimore. As each one tries to become the first in their families to attend college, the girls strive to make their dancing a success against the backdrop of social unrest in the troubled city.<\/p>\n

The production also received generous support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Baltimore Ravens. The film world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to sold out screenings with show-stopping performances by the team, who were greatly supported by the local Park City community.<\/p>\n

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The film is a Stick Figure, Impact Partners, Vulcan and Scott Rudin production and produced by Lipitz and Steven Cantor with Dan Cogan, Geralyn Dreyfous, Jenny Raskin, Scott Rudin, Paul G. Allen, Carole Tomko, Micheal Flaherty, Valerie McGowan, Barbara Dobkin, Regina K. Scully, Debra McLeod, Jay Sears, Ann Tisch and Andrew Tisch serving as executive producers.<\/p>\n