AILEY

Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. AILEY traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty. Told through Ailey’s own words and featuring evocative archival footage and interviews with those who intimately knew him, director Jamila Wignot weaves together a resonant biography of an elusive visionary.

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“Poetic — absolutely beautiful.” – FilmWeek

“A haunting portrait of what it means to be an artist – from the triumphs to the empty, lonely feeling that you’re never as good as you’re supposed to be.” – San Francisco Chronicle