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Feature Documentary

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

Screenings
  • Open captions in-person Open Captions




A film still from Move Ya Body: The Birth of House shows a group of six young people. They stand in a yard holding various instruments.

Screenings


In-Person

Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.

Thank you to our screening partners: Ladies of Hip-Hop, Eavesdrop Radio, Black Documentary Collective







Directors Spotlight



Elegance Bratton

Director

Elegance Bratton is an award-winning director whose bold, human-centered films—born from his own journey—have earned acclaim at TIFF, NYFF, Sundance, and made him a Director to Watch.





  • Year 2025
  • Runtime 88 minutes
  • Country United States
  • Language English
  • Director Elegance Bratton
  • Producer Chester Algernal Gordon, Elegance Bratton
  • Executive Producer Adam Lewis, Andrew Blau, Bill Harnisch, Brenda Robinson, Chelsea Clinton, David Fialkow, David Magdael, Geoff Martz, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Soros, Johnny Webb, Kanani Datan, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Kelsey Koenig, Lauren Haber, Lauren & John Driscoll, Lena Waithe, Luke Rodgers, Melony Lewis, Meadow Fund, Nancy Stephens, Nina Fialkow, Okey Onyiuke, Phil Van Der Krogt, Regina K. Scully, Rick Rosenthal, Roger Ross Williams, Ruth Ann Harnisch, Sam Branson, Siobhan Sinnerton, Unseen Hand LLC, Vince Lawrence
  • Co Producer Mimi Tseng, Morgan Earnest, Drake Burnette, Claire Shanley
  • Cinematographer Lisa Riznler
  • Editor Kristan Sprague, Jeremy Stulberg, A.C.E.
  • Animator Daniel Rutledge
  • Production Design Tommy Love
  • Composer James Newberry
  • Music James Newberry
  • Premiere Philadelphia





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