Black Grace - From Cannon's Creek to Jacob's Pillow

Aileen O'Sullivan's and Toby Mills' documentary follows Black Grace as they prepare for an appearance at premier dance festival Jacob's Pillow, in Massachusetts. The film also charts the personal journey of the dance group's founder, choreographer Neil Ieremia, from the community halls of Porirua to the global stage, powered by an unrelenting perfectionism that makes for some heated rehearsal footage. Shortly after the performances shown here, Ieremia fired the entire touring company, rebuilding his vision from scratch. Ken Sparks' editing won an NZ Screen Award.

We’re not going there [Jacob’s Pillow] because we’re some f***ing novelty from the South Pacific.

– Neil Ieremia

Key Cast & Crew

Aileen O'Sullivan

Producer, Co-Director

Toby Mills

Co-Director, Associate Producer, Second Camera

Stephen McCurdy

Composer

Michael O'Connor

Cinematographer

Christopher Hobbs

Additional Sound Recordist

Ken Saville

Additional Sound Recordist