Strike a Pose

Strike a Pose
Film poster
Directed by	Ester Gould Reijer Zwaan
Distributed by	CTM Docs
Release dates	February 15, 2016
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Belgium Netherlands
Language	English

Strike a Pose is a Belgian-Dutch documentary film, which premiered in the Panorama section of the 2016 Berlinale.^[1] Directed by Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan,^[1] the film profiles the dancers who performed with Madonna on her Blond Ambition Tour in 1990.^[1]

Story

The film follows the dancers during the 25 years since the tour. Some went on to act in film, TV and stage, and all of them kept dance in their lives. Some had to deal with AIDS, drug use and homelessness. The six who appear in the film are Kevin Stea, Carlton Wilborn, Luis Xtravaganza Camacho, Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza, Salim Gauwloos and Oliver S Crumes III. One of the original seven, Gabriel Trupin, died from complications due to AIDS in 1995 and is represented in the film by his mother, Sue Trupin.^[2]

Production

The film was partially financed by the International Documentary Film Festival Forum Award, Amsterdam, and was produced by CTM Docs and The Other Room in coproduction with Serendipity Films and NTR.^[3] The film premiered at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival where it received the second place Panorama audience award for a documentary.^[4]

References

1. "Madonna's 'Blonde Ambition' Dancers Tell Their Own Stories in New Documentary 'Strike a Pose'". Indiewire, January 21, 2016.
2. "Madonna's 'Blonde Ambition' Dancers Tell Their Own Stories in New Documentary 'Strike a Pose'". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
3. "Panorama - Berlinale 2016: The Panorama Audience Awards go to Junction 48 and Who's Gonna Love Me Now?". Berlinale.de. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
4. Tartaglione, Nancy (2016-02-20). "Berlin Film Fest Winners: Refugee Doc 'Fire At Sea' Takes Golden Bear". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-03-10.