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Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

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The STREB Extreme Action Company pushes their performances from the ground to the air.

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David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle 06/30/2020
[It] puts the art of dance in a whole new light, and it's fitting that a documentary about her is so well choreographed, too. Go to Full Review
Radheyan Simonpillai NOW Toronto 10/23/2014
2/5
The doc feels more padded than the floor mats Streb's gravity-defying dancers bounce off. Go to Full Review
Katie Walsh The Playlist 09/30/2014
A-
"Born to Fly" is a special film about an artist very much dedicated to an original vision, one that articulates the relationship of human bodies to space and time, and strength and resilience towards unstoppable and unmovable forces beyond our control. Go to Full Review
Stephen Saito Moveable Fest 11/20/2018
Gund is able to capture the magic of what Streb does, which is no small feat, as well as the provocation of her work, which asks what is art not in terms of transcendence but of sweat‎ and tears. Go to Full Review
Jamie S. Rich Oregonian 09/26/2014
3/5
...stretch[es] the boundaries of expression while examining the limits people go to test themselves physically and emotionally. Go to Full Review
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08/25/2015 Profoundly moving, inspiring and exceptional. Elizabeth Streb and her dancers are defining dance for themselves unapologeticlally and even if it's not what you're used to aesthetically the enthusiasm and form is testimony of a life time of thought, blood, sweat and tears. I was poetically moved and wanted to feel what it was like to be an action hero! See more 08/02/2015 An Interesting Look At People Dedicated To Their Art, Warts & All. See more Read all reviews
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

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Movie Info

Synopsis The STREB Extreme Action Company pushes their performances from the ground to the air.
Director
Catherine Gund
Producer
Catherine Gund, Tanya Selvaratnam
Production Co
Aubin Pictures
Genre
Documentary, Action, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.2K
Runtime
1h 22m