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How She Move Sienna Film Productions VII Inc., Toronto, ON TMN, Movie Central, and CHUM TV How She Move is and energetic, gritty and ultimately inspiring coming of age tale about a gifted young woman who defies all the rules as she step dances her heart out to achieve her dreams. |
PROFILE
STEPPING UP
The intensely competitive world of Caribbean-Canadian step dancing invigorates 17-year-old Raya Green to step up with energy and imagination to the many challenges facing her back in the gritty, crime-filled neighbourhood she thought she'd left forever.
How She Move is an energetic and ultimately inspiring coming of age tale about a gifted young woman who defies all the rules as she step dances her heart out to achieve her dreams. Raya is forced to leave her private school to return to her old neighbourhood where she rekindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing.
THE LOWDOWN FROM THE JURY...
"This is one of the best movies I've ever seen. The actors were really good and enthusiastic. I loved the camera angles because when they were dancing it really made me think I was there with them. It really kept my interest and I just loved it :)"
Student Juror
"How She Move was a coming-of-age story but done in such a different way. To combine the coming-of-age story of this young girl with street culture and performing arts was just incredibly powerful. It was a fantastic feature and one of the most original dance movies I think I've ever seen."
THE HOW SHE MOVE CREW
"Innovation means creating film and television that is real and that reflects young people's experiences and lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, class or gender. Often many children are left out of this representation, so it's critical to keep that in mind when creating programming like How She Move."
Producers:
Julia Sereny, Jennifer Kawaja, Brent Barclay
Production Company:
Sienna Film Productions VII Inc., Toronto, ON
www.siennafilms.com
Broadcaster:
TMN and Movie Central
THE SHOW STOPPING SIENNA FILMS
Started by Julia Sereny out of a room in her house in 1992, and now owned by Ms. Sereny in partnership with Jennifer Kawaja, this Toronto-based independent film and television production company has produced a total of 16 films to date, including the Canadian indie hit, New Waterford Girl, and the 2004 Sundance success, Touch of Pink. Current Sienna productions include the mini-series, Diamonds, and the feature film, The Cry of the Owl.
SHAW ROCKET PRIZE
Now in its 5th year, the Shaw Rocket Prize rewards the best in Canadian television production for children, youth and families. Awarded by the Shaw Rocket Fund, it is one of the largest prizes of its kind in Canada, and is unique worldwide for its national student jury of over 700 Canadian schoolchildren who choose the winner from a short list provided by an international jury of industry experts.
