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Interview: Filmmaker Beth Kargman Creates Her ‘First Position’

CHICAGO – The delicate sensibility in the documentary “First Position” would probably had not existed if first-time filmmaker Beth Kargman had not wanted to see the movie herself. As a former ballet dancer, she wanted to go behind the performance for portraits of young dancers as dedicated artists.

Film Review: Ballet is a Fierce, Youthful Art in ‘First Position’

First Position

CHICAGO – In general, one of the essential rites of passage for girls in childhood are ballet lessons and costumed recitals. What about those exceptional talents who stick with the art? Director Bess Kargman creates a documentary about the elite youth within the beauty and truth of the dance, “First Position.”

HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Chicago Passes to Sundance Ballet Film ‘First Position’

CHICAGOLast-minute Hookup! In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 30 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the award-winning Sundance Selects documentary “First Position”!

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