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En Avant (2022)
Short | 13 min | Short, Drama

En Avant (2022)

Short | 13 min | Short, Drama

"En Avant" highlights the internal struggle of a Black ballerina with self-acceptance as she faces racism in a white-dominated art form. It tells the story of one's battle with self-love through black-and-white imagery. After being cast in...See more"En Avant" highlights the internal struggle of a Black ballerina with self-acceptance as she faces racism in a white-dominated art form. It tells the story of one's battle with self-love through black-and-white imagery. After being cast in the lead role of a professional ballet, Ragan is pressured by the ballet's director to lighten her skin with make-up, in order to be consistent with the white dancers on stage. She reluctantly goes along with the request, but with each performance in the lighter make-up, she feels more degraded. When a young adoring fan tells her she wants to be just like her, the dancer cannot continue to perform feeling such shame. She makes a decision to be authentic, and dance freely, in her own skin. See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Toi'ya Leatherwood Ragan Ragan See fewer	Don't Worry Darling (I) (2022)
Kevin Scott Allen Leon Leon See fewer	American Primeval (2025)
Natalya James Washingston Bailey Bailey See fewer	En Avant (2022)
Noraye Gardiner Young Ragan Young Ragan See fewer	Rec Ball (2024)
Katie O'Gara Core Dancer #1 Core Dancer #1 See fewer	En Avant (2022)
Emily Van Citters Core Dancer #2 Core Dancer #2 See fewer	Teens Wanna Know (2012)
Eliza S. Tollett Core Dancer #3 Core Dancer #3 See fewer	Secondary Dominance
Anaïs Blake Core Dancer #4 Core Dancer #4 See fewer	Not Dead Yet (2023)
Cleo Magill Auditionee Auditionee See fewer	This Is Us (2016)