On the 23rd of March the Ambulante Festival starts in Mexico. More than two months long Strike a Pose will be travelling - together with 136 other documentaries - through Mexico. The screenings of the film will take place in Cinépolis (in ten states of Mexico).
Save the date: from the 23rd of March until the 25th of May Strike a Pose at the Ambulante Festival in Mexico!
Bertha Doc House in London (UK) has added extra screenings of Strike a Pose to their programme. You can see the film until the 23rd of February 2017. For more information, click here.
Besides in US cinemas you can watch Strike a Pose this month at: Bertha DocHouse in London, UK from the 3rd until the 9th of February. And the documentary will also be in Canada between the 3rd and 9th + 20 February at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto and on Thursday, the 9th of February, at Victoria Film Festival in Victoria.
Yes, Strike a Pose is now in US cinema! You can see the film until the 31st of January at IFC Center in New York City, but also from the 27th of January untill the 2nd of February at Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn, New York and at Laemmle Fine Arts in Los Angeles… and many other venues. Read what the critics are saying about our film.
“Beyond the personal stories, the movie frames the tour and “Truth or Dare” as landmarks in the push for gay rights and awareness, and makes a convincing case.”- Glenn Kenny, New York Times.
“…Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan’s documentary is a cultural record of the highest importance, as it dares to give a serious treatment to presumably frivolous and feminine matters.” - Diego Semerene, Slant Magazine.
“Those terrific dancers who Vogued their way to brief stardom backing up Madonna are front and center in a warm and absorbing doc about their troupe and what went down post-Madge.” - David Noh, Film Journal.
“…focuses on male dancers who actually grabbed the gold, achieved world notoriety, and then fell by the wayside like broken figurines.” - Michael Musto, Paper Magazine.
As Madonna wrote to one of them on a Christmas gift, “Grab life by the balls and don’t let go”. But for the dancers, it wasn’t so easy. They’ve learned that fame and friendship may be fleeting, but loving yourself—if you can locate that feeling—lasts a lifetime. Read the whole article, written by Micheal Musto, in Papermag.com.
Bond/360 presents: Strike a Pose in US cinema. Wow!! We are so excited. The Huffington Post said about the film: “A perfect love song by Gould and Zwaan to the exceptional men those boys turned out to be“. For more information about where and when to watch, go to www.madonnadancers.com.
In 1990, seven young male dancers joined Madonna on her most controversial tour. On stage and in the iconic film Truth or Dare they showed the world how to express yourself. Now, 25 years later, they reveal the truth about life during and after the tour. Strike a Pose is a dramatic tale about overcoming shame and finding the courage to be who you are.
“Seven fierce male dancers became Madonna’s paragons of pride. In Strike a Pose we learn – paradoxically – how their own lives were clouded by secrecy and compromise,” say directors Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan. “Once again, their strength and resilience inspire us. We’re thrilled that we can share what we believe to be a liberating and important story with audiences in the US and Canada.”
BOND/360 will release the documentary in theaters from January 17th. For more information about the theatrical release, go to www.madonnadancers.com.
In January and February 2017 you can watch Strike a Pose at several theaters in the US. For example, at the IFC Center in New York, Laemmle Fine Arts in Los Angeles, ACME Screening Room in Lambertville, Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, Rialto Cinema in Sebastopol, Texas Theatre in Dallas and at the DuSable Event in Chicago. For more information and venues: go to www.madonnadancers.com.
Strike a Pose will be shown in the Italian cinemas! Save the date: 5 and 6 December 2016 only. For more information, go to the website of Nexodigital.
