DANCING ACROSS BORDERS Now Available On DVD And Blu-Ray

First Run Features is pleased to announce the DVD and BLU-RAY release of DANCING ACROSS BORDERS. DANCING ACROSS BORDERS is the intimate and triumphant story of Sokvannara "Sy" Sar, who as a young man in Cambodia was dancing with a small troupe in Angkor Wat when Anne Bass, a longtime patron of dance in America, saw him perform. Bass was so taken with Sy's talent and potential that she arranged for him to come to New York and audition for the prestigious School of American Ballet.

What unfolds in DANCING ACROSS BORDERS is a tentative negotiation between Sy and the world of American ballet and culture. From the serene countryside of Southeast Asia to the high-powered rehearsal studios of New York, and finally to the stage of the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, the film follows Sy's unusual development as a dancer and offers an astonishing, behind-the-scenes look into the world of American ballet.

At its heart, DANCING ACROSS BORDERS is an extraordinary story of growth, adaptation, and belonging - and a window into the development of talent at the highest level and the mastery of an art form.

First Run Features released DANCING ACROSS BORDERS theatrically in 30 cities on March 26, 2010.

First Run Features released DANCING ACROSS BORDERS on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States and Canada on December 7, 2010. The standard DVD is priced at $27.95 SRP and the Blu-ray is $34.95 SRP. Most major retailers carry it.

"A delight!" - The New York Times

"Moving, powerful!" - Vanity Fair

"Magical! A fairy tale come true." - San Francisco Chronicle

"Wonderful and moving... an Oscar-worthy delight!" - The Huffington Post

"Dazzling to behold." - The Village Voice

"An illuminating profile... riveting, breathtaking performances!" - Time Out New York

"I was floored and riveted...an ode to possibility, risk, discipline, and passion."
- Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic, New York Magazine

"Astonishing! Offers an unusual and exhilarating behind-the-scenes peek at the rigorous art form of ballet and the uplifting story of a gifted outsider who is making his own mark upon the dance world."
- Spirituality and Practice Magazine

"Fascinating ...you don't have to love ballet to appreciate it." - Bloomberg News

Bonus Materials include:

- Recent performance footage of Sokvannara Sar
Mopey
Pacific Northwest Ballet; 2009

- Selected performances from the film
Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux
Square Dance
La Sylphide
Coppelia
La Sonnambula
On the Other Side

- Interview with Anne Bass, Director
DP 30 Interview with David Poland
Publisher, Movie City News
Los Angeles, April 14, 2010

- Photo gallery

DANCING ACROSS BORDERS
Street Date: December 7, 2010
Genre: Documentary
Run Time: 88 minutes
Rating: Unrated
Sound: Optional 5.1 Surround Sound
DVD SRP: $27.95
Blu-ray SRP: $34.95
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Closed Captioning included

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