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Interview: Director Jamila Wignot on ‘Ailey’ and the responsibility of taking on such an iconic figure

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Interview: Director Jamila Wignot on ‘Ailey’ and the responsibility of taking on such an iconic figure

Dewey Singleton August 9, 2021

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

‘Ailey’ review: Well intended and researched, but ultimately reveals little of the most influential Black dancer/choreographer of the 20th century

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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

Maria Garcia July 20, 2021

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

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NEON picks up Jamila Wignot’s Alvin ‘Ailey’ doc out of Sundance

Erik Anderson January 31, 2021

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