Press

“Touching… Lustrous imagery… Call Me Dancer reaches the heart through the archetypal quest of the film’s hero, and the charm of Manish Chauhan…Acts of stunning strength and agility with the joy of someone born to dance. He’s also beautiful…”

– MATTHEW CAREY, DEADLINE

“Capturing Dance – and Dancers’ Lives – on Film. Merging cinematography and choreography requires a fine balance. Dramatic. When you watch this feel-good film, stay through the delightful credits.”

– ELIZABETH ZIMMER, VILLAGE VOICE

“A compelling tale of perseverance, passion and friendship, filmmakers Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour forge a deeply personal investment in their subject. No question, Call Me A Dancer will be a festival favorite.”

– CELIA IPIOTIS, EYE ON DANCE/EYE ON THE ARTS NY

“A raw, nuanced film…thoughtful, quiet and powerful…the people featured in the film are shot with respect and a kind understanding of their economic and cultural circumstances.”

– CYNTHIA LOPEZ, Executive Director, NY WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION

“Delivering an incontrovertibly inspired, magical, wholly grounded, compellingly evocative portrait of the travails and triumphs of the human spirit while beautifully illustrating the sheer, influentially emotional potency its foundational art form and story will elicit in you as a viewer… charmingly engaging, energetic, humorous, serious, and everything in-between.”

– KIRK FERNWOOD, ONE MAN FILM FAN

“Richly detailed…sequences that are celebratory, even transcendent.”

– JUSTINE SUTTON, ARLINGTON THEATER

“Dance is an art form, and this movie is simply pure art!”

– YONI AVITAL, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, KIBBUTZ CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY