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"The only way to tell her story is to live her fantasy."

2021

0h 14m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.

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Production Companies

271 Films

Ventureland

Hillman Grad Productions

Indeed

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Franceli Chapman

Jackie

Leovina Charles

Maribel

Naomi DeGraff

Roselin

Cristina Encarnacion

Cristina Encarnacion

Cha Cha

Bob Sherer

Bob Sherer

Mr. Hutcherson

Chelsea Gaspard

Stefanie

Bechir Sylvain

Bechir Sylvain

Franco

Estrella Colón

Milli (voice)

Carine Pascal

Marisol (voice)

Debra Bell

Operator (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Stacy Pascal Gaspard
Written by: Stacy Pascal Gaspard
Produced by: Summer Xinlei Yang

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