Interview: Director Jamila Wignot on ‘Ailey’ and the responsibility of taking on such an iconic figure
Jamila Wignot is no stranger to the world of documentaries. She’s an award-winning filmmaker best known for her work on The African Americans and Many... Read More
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‘Ailey’ review: Well intended and researched, but ultimately reveals little of the most influential Black dancer/choreographer of the 20th century
Jamila Wignot’s Ailey celebrates its subject, the late modern dance iconoclast Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), in his own words and through his sublime choreography. The documentary... Read More
NEON picks up Jamila Wignot’s Alvin ‘Ailey’ doc out of Sundance
NEON made its second acquisition of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, with Jamila Wignot’s Ailey, the moving and intimate portrait of dance legend Alvin Ailey. The film... Read More
Barry Jenkins to direct Alvin Ailey biopic for Fox Searchlight
Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) is set to direct a biopic on the life of Alvin Ailey, one of the world’s most influential and... Read More
Alvin Ailey biopic in the works at Fox Searchlight; Alicia Keys to produce
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A biopic of legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey is in the works at Fox Searchlight with multi-Grammy winner Alicia Keys on board... Read More
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