Strip Down, Rise Up

Strip Down, Rise Up (2021)

Sub-Genres - Jazz & Modern Dance, Social Issues, Women's Health  |   Release Date - Feb 5, 2021 (USA - Limited), Feb 5, 2021 (USA)  |   Run Time - 112 min.  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jinko Labitag

After getting acquainted with pole dancing in 2000, actress Sheila Kelley decides to master the art form, eventually establishing her own wellness center, S Factor. This documentary film focuses on the clients of Kelley's studio. The women, all of whom are of differing ages, body types, ethnicities, sexual identities, and traumatic pasts, are after one thing, healing and self-acceptance. Written and directed by Michèle Ohayon.

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dance-lessons, empowerment, interview, self-discovery, self-esteem, trauma