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Wikipedia article
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Aprill Winney
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| writer = Don Scim
| starring = Don Scim
Guy Adkins
Antoinette LaVecchia
Jordan Baker
Tonye Patano
| music = Marc Jackson
| cinematography = Ian McGlocklin
| editing = Erin Druez
| studio = Brave Lad Films
| distributor =
| released =
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = United States
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'The David Dance' is a 2014 American drama film, written and produced by Don Scim and directed by Aprill Winney.Verongos, Helen, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/movies/the-david-dance-review.html "Review: In The David Dance, a Gay Man Sheds His Crippling Self-Doubt"]'The New York Times', October 13, 2016 It premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival on March 8, 2014. The film stars Don Scim as David, the host of a gay radio show in Buffalo, New York, who struggles with self-doubt when his single sister Kate (Antoinette LaVecchia), asks him to be the father figure for her soon-to-be adopted Brazilian child. The cast also includes Guy Adkins (as Chris), Jordan Baker (as June) and Tonye Patano (as Mrs. P.).
The film was released theatrically on October 14, 2016 Murthi, Vikram, [https://www.indiewire.com/2016/06/the-david-dance-trailer-lgbt-drama-1201686471/ "'The David Dance Exclusive Trailer & Poster: Local Gay Radio Host Struggles With Self-Acceptance"] 'IndieWire', June 8, 2016 and on Amazon Prime Video in April 2018. It received the audience award for Best Feature Film at the Tallgrass Film Festival[https://www.vimooz.com/2014/10/22/2014-awards-keep-on-keepin-on-the-david-dance/ KEEP ON KEEPIN ON THE DAVID DANCE Win Tallgrass Film Festival Audience Top Awards"] 'Vimooz', October 22, 2014Garrett, Bob, [https://project-nerd.com/2014/10/22/the-david-dance-film-festival-review/ "The David Dance Film Festival Review"] 'Project-Nerd', October 22, 2014 and the jury award for Best Feature Film at the Long Island International Film Expo among others. At its screening at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Scott Douglas in Edge Media Network wrote: "Once I reached the end I was overwhelmed with all different kinds of emotions and plenty of tears. Truly one of those movies that gets to the heart and soul of a person. If you have ever felt love of any kind, this movie is for you. 'The David Dance' is the surprise of the LGBT circuit."Douglas, Scott,[http://www.edgeonthenet.com/entertainment/movies/Reviews/158238/the_david_dance "The David Dance"] 'Edge Media Network', September 26, 2015Ryll, Alexander, [https://gay-themed-films.com/essential-opinion-the-david-dance/ Essential Opinion: 'The David Dance'] 'Gay Essential'Walker-Dack. Roger, [http://www.queerguru.com/the-david-dance/ "The David Dance"] 'Queer Guru', June 2, 2015
Kevin Thomas of Progressive Pulse called the film A gem of a movie.Thomas, Kevin [http://progressivepulse.com/news/film-festival-favs-finally-find-home-at-a-theatre-near-you-by-kevin-m-thomas-reelkev/ "Film Festival Favs Finally Find Home at a Theatre Near You"] 'Progressive Pulse' Emille Black in Cinema Crazed called the film "a personal and touching family drama. Well crafted with characters the viewers care about."
Black, Emilie, [http://cinema-crazed.com/blog/2016/10/13/the-david-dance-2016/ "The David Dance" 2016] 'Cinema Crazed', October 13. 2016 In 2020 the film was listed as one of seven "queer hidden gems"Jimenez, Alex [https://www.dailycal.org/2020/03/24/a-chocolate-box-assortment-of-queer-hidden-gems-throwback-cinema/ "A Chocolate Box Assortment of Queer Hidden Gems, Throwback Cinema"] 'The Daily Californian', March 24, 2020 The screenplay is part of the permanent core collection of the Margaret Herrick Library (library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).
The film is based on Scim's play which premiered in New York City at the 2003 New York International Fringe Festival and in 2006 in Washington, DC.Wren, Celia, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2006/05/27/david-dance-snow-with-occasional-mush-span-classbankheadplay-hits-buttons-of-talk-hosts-crisis-span/10ee23c4-eb58-4e14-8dda-04fd7c3aa6b3/ "'David Dance': Snow With Occasional Mush Play Hits Buttons Of Talk Host's Crisis"], 'The Washington Post', May 27, 2006
Plot
David is the host of a local, late night radio show called "Gay Talk" in Buffalo, New York. When he is away from the microphone, he's shy and unsure of himself. But as "Danger Dave", his on-air alias, he's confidant and every listener's friend. He and his sister Kate, a thrice divorced banker with a yen for classical music and cats, are bonded by a secret, yet vast sense of inadequacy. Kate announces to David that she has decided to adopt an orphan in Brazil and asks him to be a father figure. David grapples with his self-doubts while also grappling on-air with a conservative radio host named June. Chris, an amiable coworker and a romantic interest from his past, challenges David to come to terms with his insecurities. David's past and present intertwine as he learns to love and accept himself.
Cast
* Don Scim as David
* Guy Adkins as Chris
* Antoinette LaVecchia as Kate
* Jordan Baker as June
* Tonye Patano as Mrs. P.
* JuJu Stulbach as Young Nun
* Lauren Lopes as Margaret
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References
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