CALL ME DANCER

THURS, 11/30, 5:30pm, 84 min SAG HARBOR CINEMA

Director Leslie Shampaine in attendance for a Q&A

Directors: Pip Gilmour, Leslie Shampaine
Producers: Cynthia Kane, Leslie Shampaine
Editor: Jennifer Beman
Cinematographers: Neil Barrett, Abhijit Datta

Manish, a young and talented street dancer from Mumbai, struggles against his parents’ insistence that he follow a traditional path that will enable their only son to support them. When he secretly attends an inner- city dance school and accidentally walks into a ballet class, he meets Yehuda, a curmudgeonly 70-year-old Israeli teacher, and a hunger develops within him. Ambitious and passionate, Manish is determined to make it as a professional dancer, but the odds are stacked against him.

Pip Gilmour is a seasoned director, producer and writer. Her work has garnered awards and top ratings. Leslie Shampaine has been telling stories her whole life–first on stage as a professional ballet dancer– and later on the screen where she produced award-winning programs for PBS, Discovery Channel, A&E, CBS and Al Jazeera.

Film is sponsored by the Silvercrest Asset Management Group