Ailey
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.
2022Rating: E95 minsUSAInsignia Films
Documentary
- Director:
- Jamila Wignot
- Cast:
- Alvin Ailey
Ailey | Reviews
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RogerEbert.com
It is an educational journey, an uncompromising look into the challenges of an artistic life, and a tribute...
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IndieWire
(It) struggles — as many of his friends and collaborators did — to fully understand the man behind the myth.
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Variety
Ailey may not tell you as much as you want to know about Alvin Ailey, but it hauntingly evokes his identity as a dance alchemist...
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Slant Magazine
Wignot’s documentary never feels like it’s making a revelatory new case for the artist, instead reaffirming his status...
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Film Threat
Ailey is a notably informative documentary... However, it does little to separate itself from the pack of countless other art documentaries.
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Hollywood Reporter
The greatest gift of this tightly conceived and beautiful doc lies in its appreciation of the divinity of dance.
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The Washington Post
The film brings a more human understanding of a (noteworthy) figure...
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