Step

Name: Step
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 4, 2017
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, Paula Dofat, Tayla Solomon

2017

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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: August 4, 2017 | PG

Starring: Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, Paula Dofat, Tayla Solomon

Summary: Step documents the senior year of a girls’ 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.

Director: Amanda Lipitz

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: PG

Runtime: 84 min

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Zoe Margolis

Aug 24, 2017

Inspirational and moving, Step is full of heart, with a kicking beat: highly recommended. Read full review

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Bill Zwecker

Aug 2, 2017

Without question, Broadway producer Amanda Lipitz’s brilliant feature film directorial debut is deeply moving and inspirational, but unlike most documentaries it also makes for very entertaining viewing. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Aug 3, 2017

What’s so memorable about Ms. Lipitz’s documentary, though, is its privileged view of not-privileged students trying to dance well, learn well and think well on the way to living well in the world beyond their nurturing school. Read full review

Matt Maytum

Aug 15, 2017

If the formula feels familiar, the girls’ personalities obliterate any chance of tedium, with Broadway producer-turned-director Amanda Lipitz providing sensitive insight into their home lives while capturing the toe-tapping with joyful aplomb. Read full review

Gayle MacDonald

Aug 10, 2017

The mentors and the mothers are just as important as the dance routines. Step is a story about relationships. And how even the most challenging family ties shape us into the people we are destined to become. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Aug 2, 2017

It’s a lot to cover in 83 minutes, and you might wish for a little more depth in the girls’ back stories. Then again, the brisk pace is part of what makes the movie a crowdpleaser. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Aug 2, 2017

Over and over, it pitches us reasons to care about these young women—an all-too-perfect example of a documentary that exists to make people feel good for watching it. Read full review

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TVJerry

Aug 24, 2017

The title suggests that this film will be about the dance style that's popular among black fraternities and sororities (and the "Step Up" movies). Instead, it revolves around a group of young women at an inner-city Baltimore high school who are on their school's step team. This only servesThe title suggests that this film will be about the dance style that's popular among black fraternities and sororities (and the "Step Up" movies). Instead, it revolves around a group of young women at an inner-city Baltimore high school who are on their school's step team. This only serves as the fulcrum around which the stories of several girls are told. There are touching moments as we see/hear about their personal challenges and work to get accepted in college (the first in their families). A similar doc called "Mad Hot Ballroom" was released in 2005 and did a more compelling job of telling a similar story. The narrative takes time to develop, but still manages to prove poignant and ultimately triumphant.… Expand

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