“Heart-filling drama.” (Robert Redford)

A beautifully nuanced look at dancers coming to terms with the unrelenting demands of their profession. Fall to Rise tells the story of Lauren Drake (Katherine Crockett), a principal dancer forced out of her company before she’s ready to leave and willing to risk everything to make it back on stage. Also featuring Desmond Richardson and Daphne Rubin-Vega, in a performance that’s “funny…and full of aching humanity.” (Michael Musto)

Fall to Rise is a selection from the 43rd annual Dance on Camera Festival, coproduced by Dance Films Association and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, supported in part by the National Endowment from the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts.

With the short film 890 Broadway: Two women are all dressed up to go out, but never do. Directed, choreographed, and edited by Marta Renzi. (2012. 5 m.)