From Tokyo to London, a city’s metro system is a place to plug in the ol’ headphones and steadfastly avoid eye contact with others. But the New York subway is alive with personality as dancers and buskers skip from train to train.
It was on such a train that Jonathan Pearson, a director with UNIT 9, was struck with inspiration for a film. As he saw a dance crew spring into action, he realised that though it was a phenomenon he’d witnessed many times in New York, he knew very little about the community of dancers.
What followed was a meticulously-researched deep dive into the world of New York dance crews, where he met Mo, a quiet young woman for whom dance has proven to be an outlet for the creative power that roars within.
It was on such a train that Jonathan Pearson, a director with UNIT 9, was struck with inspiration for a film. As he saw a dance crew spring into action, he realised that though it was a phenomenon he’d witnessed many times in New York, he knew very little about the community of dancers.
What followed was a meticulously-researched deep dive into the world of New York dance crews, where he met Mo, a quiet young woman for whom dance has proven to be an outlet for the creative power that roars within.
THE NEXT STOP from UNIT9 on Vimeo.