STEP

A film by Amanda Lipitz

Step is Life

 

STEP is the true-life story of a girls’ high-school step team against the background of the heart of Baltimore. These young women learn to laugh, love and thrive – on and off the stage – even when the world seems to work against them. Empowered by their teachers, teammates, counselors, coaches and families, they chase their ultimate dreams: to win a step championship and to be accepted into college.

This all female school is reshaping the futures of its students’ lives by making it their goal to have every member of their senior class accepted to and graduate from college, many of whom will be the first in their family to do so. Deeply insightful and emotionally inspiring, STEP embodies the true meaning of sisterhood through a story of courageous young women worth cheering for.

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Director

Amanda Lipitz

Producer

Amanda Lipitz

Runtime

84 minutes

Rights Represented

Educational

Captions Available

English

Language

English

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Festival & Awards

Sundance Film Festival – Special Jury Prize Documentary 2017

NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Documentary 2017

AFI Docs Festival-  Audience Award for Feature Documentary 2017

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