Running time: 7:20
2010, Canada, 10 min, Digital Beta, HD
Director: Andrew Jack
Produced by Leena Minifie
Choreography by Jojo Zolina (House of LaDouche)
11th Annual ImagineNative Film Festival
Dancing Queenz!
Saturday, Oct 23 2010, 5:00PM
Al Green Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
Program and Schedule
http://www.imaginenative.org/program.php?id=92
ImagineNative will hosted the Toronto premiere of the mesmerising urban dance film, The Heist. A tale of a svelte and sassy cat burglar’s hunt for the ultimate treasure—a diamond studded shoe. Accompanying the screening will be a special live performance featuring some of the stars of the film—The House of La Douche. This performance is sure to be the highlight of the festivals inaugural all dance based film program, entitled Dancing Queenz, at the biggest International Indigenous Film Festival in world— ImagineNative. Directed by Andrew Jack, and choreographed by Jojo Zolina, The Heist features the voguing and waacking dance style that evolved out of New York’s underground gay club scene in the 1970’s. Voguing in its present contemporary form has gone on to influence current popular styles of dance seen on music videos, and broadcast dance shows.
Press Release:
Announcing the Toronto Debut of the Urban Dance Troupe – House of LaDouche, and their New Film: The Heist
Press release (pdf)
The Heist on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Heist/110025909052463
Reviews:
The Coast is Queer #VQFF
http://hummingbird604.com/2010/08/17/the-coast-is-queer-vqff-queerfilmfest/
Vancouver Queer Film Festival Review: The Coast Is Queer
http://www.npdemers.net/blog/2010/08/vqff-review-the-coast-is-queer