Supporting Black Lives with a Pip Cowley Dance Performance Featuring Big Mijo
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Aussie filmmaker Pip Cowley rounded up a powerful cast of dancers for a performance of "Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams)" by Gil Scott-Heron in support of Black Lives Matter.
Title: Hold On
Music: "Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams)" by Gil Scott-Heron
Dancers:
Aahkilah
Greg 6adnewz Aldana
Hitmakerchinx
Hob Dot
Jo'Artis "Big Mijo" Ratti
Rameer Colon
Sam Donohue
Sasha Mallory
Director: Pip Cowley
Producer: Brecht Vanthof
Cinematographers: Taylor Harris and Jay Gunning
Editor: Jacques Del Conte
Color: Jamie O’Bradovich
Production Assistant: Emily Blumberg
Special Thanks: Ann Skalski, Amanda Perlstein, Britton Shaw
Originally Presented: June 24, 2020
About the Work
This performance was done in support for Black Lives Matter. Any incidental proceeds from it will be donates to organizations attached to the BLM movement.
