A Will to Dream
directed by Patrick Alcedo
Preview Screening
Canada | 2021 | 91 mins
Documentary
Synopsis
A former ballet star in the Philippines, Luther Perez surrendered his US Green Card to teach dance to underprivileged children and youth in urban poor districts in Quezon City.
Filmed over five years, A WILL TO DREAM touches on issues of teenage pregnancy, illegal drugs, precarity of labour, and inconsistent governmental support in poverty alleviation. It movingly illustrates how dance when partnered with altruistic teaching has the power to possibly overcome these socio-economic inequities and political challenges.
Credits
Director: Patrick Alcedo
Writer: Patrick Alcedo
Produced by: Patrick Alcedo
Screening schedule
This film is available to watch online on yuzzi from October 18th—24th 2021 from the United States only
Language
Filipino with English subtitles
Genre
Documentary
About the Director
Chair of and Associate Professor in the Department of Dance at York University, Patrick Alcedo is the director, writer, and producer of 9 documentary films.
Articulated through print publications, live performances, and documentary films, his body of works have received support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Toronto Arts Council, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
