Solo

Solo (2022)

The Solo documentary reveals six unique stories of individuals who use the art of dancing as their own tool in fighting back difficulties, dealing with pain, incomprehension, and obstacles standing in their way to happiness through creative self-expression. Six young performers who belong to completely different styles - classical ballet, contemporary dance, krump, vogue, experimental hip-hop, pole dance - represent the new generation of Russian artists, free from preconceptions, clichés, and ready to be part of the dance revolution. The documentary format of the project looks at real people in an intimate setting and the behind-the-scenes routine of professional dancers.

Date of release
2022-03-17
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Director
Olga Pankratova

Casting

Interesting facts

Solo is a documentary film, directed and produced by Olga Pankratova. It follows six dancers, who each have a story, in six different dance genres. Classical ballet, vogue (dance), contemporary, hip-hop, pole dance, and Krump. The film had its world premiere on February 14, 2022, at the renowned Karo 11 October in Moscow, Russia. Alexey Chadov, Dmitry Krasilov and other celebrities were present at the premiere of this documentary. Distribution rights for Russia/CIS were acquired by Russia World Vision (RWV) on December 19, 2021., and on April 16, 2022, North American streaming and DVD rights were acquired by MVD Entertainment Group.

Production

In 2014, Olga Pankratova won the Audience Award at Moscow State University for the short film Solo. The film was supported by the Ministry of Culture (Russia), Studio Mao, DA Records, and Canon Inc.

The film's score was composed by Andre Prilepsky.

Principal photography started in 2018 in Russia, France, Germany, and Poland.

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