BIPOC Stories, Sundance Selection, The Arts

Ailey

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Director:

Jamila Wignot

2021
95 minutes

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. An immersive portrait told in his own words and through the creation of a new commission inspired by his life, Ailey fully profiles this brilliant and enigmatic man who—when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him—was determined to build one that would.

Honors

  • 2022 Image Awards (NAACP)- Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) Nominee
  • 2021 Sundance Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize Nominee

 

Official Selections

  • 2021 Sundance Film Festival
  • 2021 CPH DOX
  • 2021 Tribeca Film Festival